Funny enough, no they don’t all have enterprise level support from Microsoft. Hell the ones that do don’t use it, at the scale you are talking about you likely have the same or better support internally.
I don’t understand why you think that you can even get Microsoft support for 7 at this point?
Not sure what you mean, but I’ve never seen a banking or government machine that was raw-dogging the internet.
They’re behind a firewall, a web filter, a content deconstructor, a hyperlink sandbox and an endpoint protection where processes need to be white-listed to run.
In such a setting, it may be safe to still run Windows 7 for some tasks, but it won’t be for browsing and email.
Not sure how its done in your country, but there are very much windows 7 machines here “raw dogging” the internet. Its more about risk management then anything.
I mean we are in a world where right now the security solutions are worse then the risk of attack. Right now attacks are done mainly with social engineering and the new systems make bonzi buddy look tame.
There is little point punishing my self by changing my windows 7 machine that I like just so that I can change out old vulnerabilities with new ones. I swear software fear mongering runs half the industry right now on nothing other then inertia.
And yet it is just fine for your banking institutions, and a surprising amount of government machines.
I think it is just lovely on my media PC in my living room.
That’s because those banking institutions have enterprise level support that they pay for yearly from Microsoft.
You do not.
Or they’re firewalled off. Or not on the network at all.
Funny enough, no they don’t all have enterprise level support from Microsoft. Hell the ones that do don’t use it, at the scale you are talking about you likely have the same or better support internally.
I don’t understand why you think that you can even get Microsoft support for 7 at this point?
Businesses, especially banks, have different rules. Banks are still getting security updates for their systems running Windows XP (generally ATMs).
A bank isn’t some run of the mill business and banks always have special relationships with Microsoft.
It is just lovely on any PC that doesn’t connect to the internet.
Oh, you sweet summer child.
Not sure what you mean, but I’ve never seen a banking or government machine that was raw-dogging the internet.
They’re behind a firewall, a web filter, a content deconstructor, a hyperlink sandbox and an endpoint protection where processes need to be white-listed to run.
In such a setting, it may be safe to still run Windows 7 for some tasks, but it won’t be for browsing and email.
Not sure how its done in your country, but there are very much windows 7 machines here “raw dogging” the internet. Its more about risk management then anything.
I mean we are in a world where right now the security solutions are worse then the risk of attack. Right now attacks are done mainly with social engineering and the new systems make bonzi buddy look tame.
There is little point punishing my self by changing my windows 7 machine that I like just so that I can change out old vulnerabilities with new ones. I swear software fear mongering runs half the industry right now on nothing other then inertia.