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Posted on August 9, 2020 at 23:00 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

ON SECURITY

By Susan Bradley

Recently the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation released a document warning about unpatched Windows 7 machines.

That alert reinforced what we already know: using an unpatched copy of Win7 is risky. According to the FBI, cybercriminals are targeting network infrastructures containing Win7 systems. And the document pointed out past problems with obsolete operating systems. For example, after Windows XP’s end of life, the healthcare industry was slow to upgrade to a supported version, leading to increased exposure of “records.”

Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.31.0 (2020-08-10).

AskWoody Plus Newsletter, On Security AskWoody Plus Newsletter, FBI alert, IoT threats, Jailbreaking, Two-factor authentication, Win7 vulnerabilities

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