Just Update Already: 9.3 Percent of Windows Users Vulnerable to WannaCry

The global WannaCry ransomware outburst has wreaked havoc during the weekend, with thousands of computers being infected, and now security experts expect these figures to skyrocket since everyone’s returning to work on Monday and connect unpatched systems to the Internet.

And while Microsoft says that up-to-date systems aren’t vulnerable to WannaCry, there are actually lots of systems out there still running unsupported Windows versions, including Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 8.

Microsoft has already released an emergency patch for these systems, but it’ll clearly take a lot of time until everyone installs it, though for IT admins this is a Godsend.

According to data fro...