You’ve seen the pop-up before.
“Restart required to complete updates.”
You’re halfway through your emails, so you hit Remind me later.
No big deal, right?
Well — that one click of “later” could be the most expensive decision you make this year.
It’s easy to think updates are just another IT annoyance.
But every time you postpone one, you’re leaving the door open — even if only a crack — for attackers to slip in.
Here’s the truth: when a software vendor releases an update, it’s often because they’ve just discovered a security flaw that hackers already know about. Once the update is public, attackers scan the internet looking for systems that haven’t applied it yet.
So when you click “Remind me later,” you’re basically putting a sign on your digital front door that says “We’ll fix this next week.”
Let’s take it out of the tech world for a second.
Imagine a local pharmacy in Toowoomba. They ignored a few “non-critical” updates on their servers. Within months, the DragonForce ransomware group stole 36GB of patient data — everything from scripts to staff details.
Or think about a small manufacturer whose production line stopped for three days because an unpatched accounting system became the entry point for ransomware.
These aren’t giant corporations. They’re businesses just like yours — regional, busy, and trying to get through the week.
At National PC, we live by one of our core values: Secure by Default.
That means baking security into everything we do, from patching schedules to password policies.
Every Empower IT client — whether Essential or Managed — has proactive patch management built in. Updates don’t rely on memory or reminders; they’re part of the system.
So instead of worrying about whether your team remembered to hit “restart,” you can focus on running your business.
When updates happen automatically, you’re not just protecting files — you’re protecting your time, reputation, and clients’ trust.
Downtime, data loss, and ransomware demands all cost more than maintenance ever will. But beyond the financial hit, the real cost is the distraction — time away from the work that actually grows your business.
Keeping your business safe shouldn’t be complicated.
It should just work — quietly in the background, like good systems do.
If you’d like to see where your vulnerabilities really are, book an Empower Systems Assessment today.
We’ll show you exactly what’s working, what’s not, and how to close the gaps before they cost you.