As empresas que usam o Microsoft Windows 10 serão expostas a criminosos cibernéticos se não atualizarem para o Windows 11 até outubro de 2025 e o especialista em TI James Hamilton tem alguns conselhos críticos.
Cerca de 800M Usuários do Microsoft Windows precisam atualizar seu software até outubro de 2025 do Windows 10 para o Windows 11 para evitar grandes riscos de segurança. Ele também aconselha as empresas a não serem persuadidas a fazer novas compras de hardware caras, se não precisarem. No entanto, a gigante da tecnologia dos EUA a Microsoft lançou o Windows 11 e os usuários que não atualizam podem enfrentar um problema sério. Criminosos e é apenas o software de segurança sofisticado que os impede de obter acesso aos nossos dados valiosos e confidenciais. 11 Para os usuários do Windows existentes e as únicas empresas de cobrança que podem ter que pagar é que seu provedor de TI realize o trabalho. Isso pode ser necessário em alguns casos, mas para muitas organizações a atualização do software será tudo o que é necessário. Eles variam em rotatividade de £ 500.000 a £ 28 milhões com funcionários de cinco a 115 funcionários. Portanto, James já tem uma boa compreensão do impacto das mudanças no Windows. Antes de acabar gastando mais do que precisa. Se você estiver usando o Windows 10, deve atualizar para 11 o mais rápido possível. Não deixe até o último minuto. ”
IT expert and founder of IT consultancy Halcyon is urging businesses to act quickly but not to panic. He also advises firms not to be persuaded to make expensive new hardware purchases if they don’t need to.
Windows 10 has been the dominant software used to operate millions of computers worldwide for the past decade. However, US tech giant Microsoft has launched Windows 11 and those users that don’t upgrade could face a serious problem.
James explained: “From October, Windows 10 will still work but Microsoft will stop offering fixes, new features or, crucially, new security updates. So why is it so important that people upgrade to Windows 11?
“Our business IT systems, along with our computers at home, are under constant attack from cyber criminals and it is only the sophisticated security software that stops them getting access to our valuable and confidential data.
“Not only is that a direct threat to your business – it also means if you are not getting security protection after October then you are no longer compliant with the UK’s GDPR data protection laws. It isn’t just your data at risk but your customers’ data too.”
James added that Microsoft is offering a free upgrade to Windows 11 for existing Windows users and the only charge businesses may have to pay is for their IT provider to carry out the work.
However, he says some companies are being advised they need to get rid of their existing computers and buy new ones. This might be necessary in some cases but for many organisations the software upgrade will be all that is needed.
Halcyon has more than 120 clients both in the UK and in Dubai. They range in turnover from £500,000 to £28m with headcounts from five to 115 staff. So James already has a good grasp of the impact of the Windows change.
“A medium-sized law or accountancy firm will have hundreds of computer terminals or laptops and having to replace them all would be a huge expense,” said James.
“We are finding that between 70% and 80% of our clients only need to upgrade their software and not their hardware. I’m not saying that is the case across the board but I would say to businesses be sure before you end up spending more than you need to.
“Doesn’t matter if you are a large professional firm with multiple computers, or a small shop with just one PC in the office. If you are using Windows 10 then you must upgrade to 11 as soon as possible. Don’t leave it until the last minute.”
