New Windows 10 Cyberattack Warning As Millions Face Security Oblivion

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New Windows 10 Cyberattack Warning As Millions Face Security Oblivion
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As Windows 10 market share rises, a new warning reveals the security dangers ahead—here's what Microsoft users need to know.

There are two popular definitions of the word oblivion: the state of being disregarded or forgotten and the state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening. Both apply to the coming Windows security fiasco highlighted by a rise in the market share of Windows 10 and new warnings from security professionals about. Here’s what you need to know and what you need to do sooner rather than later to protect yourself., have revealed a very worrying trend indeed.

In Oct. 2024, Windows 11 had a market share of 35.58% of all Windows users; by Dec. 2024, that had dropped to 34.12%. “In that same period,” Dave Parrack said in a new analysis atWhy is this important from a security perspective? Because come Oct. 14, Microsoft will declare Windows 10 as having reached end-of-support. That means unless millions of Windows 10 users opt to upgrade to Windows 11 or pay for extended security support, they could be facing an unprotected future.

In a new warning, published Jan. 2, Thorsten Urbanski, a director of marketing and communication at security vendor ESET, made it quite clear how much of an impact this could have on Windows 10 users who don’t make that move.

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