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A key question you should be asking your team is <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As of today, devices with the following versions of Windows 10 <\/em>ARE NOT receiving security\u00a0 updates<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Do they realize the risk and exposure they are taking?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Read blog:\u00a0 Keeping up with Windows 10<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n In the past few weeks, I have encountered several customers that did not realize they were not getting quality updates on end-of-life versions and needed help understanding\u2026 One customer had over 1,200 devices on Windows 10 Pro v1607 still.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are not familiar with the new Windows Servicing cadence were you need to stay current and up-to-date, then you are introducing a lot of security risk and likely compliance governance issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Security risks alone are very high for unpatched software and devices. A few examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although all of the above examples are related to large organizations, the Verizon Data Breach Report shows that 43% of cyber attacks target small businesses<\/a> where 61% of small business owners handle IT themselves, and 84% don\u2019t think they are at a risk of an attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some usefull resource<\/p>\n\n\n\n Organizations need to stay up-to-date in their Windows 10 OS patching otherwise they introduce a lot of security risk and likely compliance governance issues. 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