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.
I really should update
To Linux of course
Definitely should
Gotta get my new laptop so I have a back up computer in case I fuck things up.
But I also should really update.
Sounds like ESET is happy to blame people for not having enough money to buy new computers or enough time and experience to switch to Linux.
Makes me wonder what necessitates this “security disaster”. Surely, there is no other reasonable course of action that anyone aside from the consumer could take. I’m sure that ESET is only interested in avoiding security issues in writing that it would be the consumer’s fault for not replacing their OS on, say, a two year old appliance to an entirely different, worse version that has different and unnecessary hardware requirements.
I mean their job is cybersecurity. Warning people that their OS is about to no longer receive security updates from the vendor seems pretty reasonable. They have no control over Microsoft’s business decisions. The fact ESET even points out that people could move to Linux and get out of the Microsoft ecosystem is at least something.
Also, obligatory, “Fuck Microsoft.”
I don’t disagree, and also I think it would be better if this were framed as a failing of Microsoft instead of being on the consumer.
I started duel booting with Linux over the weekend so I can ease myself into outright switching. Unfortunately I’m stuck with Windows 11 for my work computer and it’s honestly surprising how bad it is for productivity. All the bloatware, notifications, and unnecessary addictions/changes makes working with Windows 11 frustrating. I’m sure it’s decent for gaming and general use, but when I have to use it for actual work it’s a significant downgrade. Plus it’s getting significantly harder to use the software that I need for my job. I’ve had to start going into the registry and download 3rd party software just to do my job. And don’t even get me started on Microsoft 365.
En garde!
Please bro, update to windows 11.
Linux isn’t just a 5 minutes upgrade either.
Windows, what a joke OS.
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.
Ooh absolutely read that too fast as 5-12 minutes linux install. My bad!
No doubt. Same, but your comment made me double check. It was good reading anyway!
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