Summary
System patching, updates, and reboots may feel very pedantic. And in some ways, I suppose that they are. But sometimes really important things can also be kind of boring. And really, patching and basic system maintenance should be boring. It should be predictable, reliable, and scheduled. And if at all possible, it should be automated.
Patching should not become a challenge or a scary proposition. With proper planning, backups, testing and so forth, it is generally easy to have a reliable patching and even update processes that very rarely experience major issues of any kind. If we fail to make our patching and updates regular and reliable, we will begin to fear the process which will almost certainly lead us to avoid it more which will just exacerbate the problem.
In the modern world of computing, there is always someone looking to exploit our systems and while nothing can protect against every possible attack, we can heavily mitigate our exposure through rapid, regular...
