Tom Royal, deputy editor at Computeractive, claimed that this is an essential step as a lot of people will be looking for any potential weaknesses with the platform to exploit.
He said that any flaws which are located will very quickly form the basis of attacks, emphasising the importance of companies updating the software regularly.
'Security flaws in other programs on a computer - Office programs, for example - can also be exploited, so it's best to keep all software as up to date as possible,' he added.
Mr Royal said there are a number of tools on the market that can be used to minimise the threat this presents companies.
Microsoft recently reported that the publicised 'black screen of death' behaviours which have emerged with the operating system are related to malware from families such as Daonol.
He said that any flaws which are located will very quickly form the basis of attacks, emphasising the importance of companies updating the software regularly.
'Security flaws in other programs on a computer - Office programs, for example - can also be exploited, so it's best to keep all software as up to date as possible,' he added.
Mr Royal said there are a number of tools on the market that can be used to minimise the threat this presents companies.
Microsoft recently reported that the publicised 'black screen of death' behaviours which have emerged with the operating system are related to malware from families such as Daonol.
