Windows Server 2008 Archives

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 versions reach end of support

Configuration Management, Security Updates & Patches, Vulnerabilities & Exploits / Frank Crast / January 14, 2020 / end of service, EOL, EOS, EOSL, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008

The time has finally arrived. Microsoft Windows 7 and multiple versions of Windows Server 2008 have reached end of support today, January 14, 2020. As a result, customers will no longer receive technical support and software updates for those products as of today.

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WannaCry, Petya and Copycat Ransomware Expose Good History Lessons for Small Business and Enterprise Security

Business Continuity & Resiliency, Cybersecurity Articles, Cybersecurity Attacks, Malware / Frank Crast / January 14, 2020 / Backup, encryption, MS17-010, Petya, Ransomware, WannaCry, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP

On May 12, 2017, the now infamous WannaCry ransomware burst onto the worldwide scene. WannaCry infected over 200,000 systems and 150 countries in just 3 days.

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Total Meltdown vulnerability exploit source code now on GitHub

Application Security, Vulnerabilities & Exploits / Frank Crast / April 26, 2018 / CVE-2018-1038, GitHub, Meltdown, Microsoft, Total Meltdown, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, XPN

A new vulnerability dubbed “Total Meltdown” was discovered last month after Microsoft issued patches to fix the previous Meltdown vulnerabilities.

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