All companies should keep an inventory of software versions and systems to check against critical vulnerabilities when they are announced. Although not everything can be patched immediately on production systems, the critical vulnerabilities that have been observed being exploited in the wild should receive the highest priority for patches to be installed as soon as possible. The longer companies wait, the more likely they are to become victims of targeted attacks that exploit the vulnerabilities. It is always advised to back up any important data prior to implementing patches as there have been some cases where it can be lost if a system failure occurs.

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