Microsoft ended mainstream support for Windows 7 in January 2015
In 2002 Microsoft introduced its Support Lifecycle policy, and as per this policy, Microsoft Business and Developer products receive a minimum of 10 years of support, and this means that Windows 7 went out of support this year. But what kind of support? Well, Mainstream support, which means that there will be no more automatic fixes, feature updates, or online technical assistance. However, security updates and bug fixes will continue for Windows 7, under the Extended support policy until 2020.
Why is this important?
Continue reading
Category: Cyber News
Posts to show in news
Websites – Not as secure as you think.
Do you have a website? What do you know about cross-site scripting (XSS) or SQL injection? Not only could your website be vulnerable to defacing, but an attack may also lead to the disclosure of commercial or personal data.
Internet Explorer – keep up to date
Microsoft has release version 11 of Internet Explorer, but decide when you should update.
The end of Windows XP
Microsoft is ending support for Windows XP SP3 in 2014!
In 2002 Microsoft introduced its Support Lifecycle policy, and as per this policy, Microsoft Business and Developer products receive a minimum of 10 years of support, and this means that Windows XP SP3 will go out of support on April 8, 2014. Although the headline is for XP SP3 (Service Patch 3), this is simple the end for for Windows XP, as SP3 is the last recognised release of XP.
Why is this important?
Continue reading
WiFi passwords – recover or stay secure?
A WiFi security auditing facility for WPA networks could leave the door open to wireless network attacks.
Social Networking – LinkedIn Attack
Social networking sites used by business professionals are proving that they too are targets for malicious attacks.
Information Commissioner’s Office enforcement action
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published a list of organisations that are being monitored because it appears they are not meeting the requirement to respond to freedom of information requests on time.