Keeping your computer up-to-date is probably one of the best pieces of advice one can give when it comes to online security.
Perhaps it should also be emphasized that patches ought to be applied in a timely fashion.
Case in point, less than a week ago, a critical flaw in the Flash Player (CVE-2014-0569) was patched and made public
more here..........https://blog.malwarebytes.org/exploits-2/2014/10/cyber-criminals-quickly-adopt-critical-flash-player-vulnerability/
Perhaps it should also be emphasized that patches ought to be applied in a timely fashion.
Case in point, less than a week ago, a critical flaw in the Flash Player (CVE-2014-0569) was patched and made public
more here..........https://blog.malwarebytes.org/exploits-2/2014/10/cyber-criminals-quickly-adopt-critical-flash-player-vulnerability/