Cybersecurity firm ESET is urging Windows 10 users to upgrade to Windows 11 or Linux to avoid a “security fiasco” as the 10-year-old operating system nears the end of support in October 2025.

“It’s five minutes to twelve to avoid a security fiasco for 2025,” explains ESET security expert Thorsten Urbanski.

  • Bone
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    193 months ago

    I think that blurb is referencing the Doomsday Clock:

    the Clock is a metaphor, not a prediction, for threats to humanity from unchecked scientific and technological advances. That is, the time on the Clock is not to be interpreted as actual time. A hypothetical global catastrophe is represented by midnight on the Clock, with the Bulletin’s opinion on how close the world is to one represented by a certain number of minutes or seconds to midnight, which is then assessed in January of each year.

      • Bone
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        83 months ago

        No doubt. Same, but your comment made me double check. It was good reading anyway!