A+2 1.9 Best Practice 2

1. Driver Firmware Updates

1.1. Back up configurations before applying

1.2. Hardware manufacturers release updated drivers/ firmware for system hardware. in response to a problem/bug / add new features

1.3. Must authenticate, make sure not using default password

1.4. Many enterprise Linux, Red Hat, include firmware updates in software updates

1.5. Mac OS performed by software updates

2. Patch Management

2.1. patches fix a lot

2.2. mult patches rolled into update

2.3. time critical for security patches

2.4. Process of reviewing/ controlling software /driver fixes for repairing/ patching hardware/software.

3. Anti-virus/Anti-maleware updates

3.1. Non-Windows operating systems are less vulnerable

3.2. Still not recommended to access the Internet without antivirus/ anti-malware installed.

3.3. Vendor frequently updates, when discovery of a new threat.

3.3.1. Keep definition files up to date

3.4. Most malware focused on Windows, because has most of market, more targets

3.5. Windows more vulnerable, because default account administrator privileges