Disable WordPress accessing WordPress.org to check for updates

There is a feature that you can use in wp-config that relates to disabling plugin and theme updates. You can try it out and see if it helps. 

define( 'DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true );

You can learn more about this feature in the codex.

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