by Sarah Bryson
August 6, 2020
The Federal Bureau of Investigation warns about the risks of continuing to use Windows 7 since the Operating System reached its end-of-life (EOL) earlier this year. The FBI is urging companies to spend the money upgrading their software, or buying a new computer, now rather than risk the cost of a security compromise or information breach later.
The FBI has observed cybercriminals targeting computer network infrastructure after an operating system reaches end-of-life status. This is because security updates and patches are no longer managed, leaving them wide open for cybercriminals to exploit. The FBI has especially noticed Windows 7 is highly susceptible to various types of ransomware attacks that open businesses using Windows 7 up to substantial amounts of risk.
The FBI further recommends taking this time to discuss your company’s general security posture, including:
How to know if you are using Windows 7?
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