- **Epistemic status:** #seedlings The largest data breaches in history were caused by systems that were behind on their updates. Updating a system can be a huge pain, and sometimes it can break your system, but when not performed your system can become vulnerable to a known exploit. I recommend you check your systems regularly for updates and perform them as soon as possible to minimize the security risk. --- ## References - Thomas, David, and Andrew Hunt. _The Pragmatic Programmer, 20th Anniversary Edition: Journey to Mastery_. Second edition. Boston: Addison-Wesley, 2019.