Microsoft recently announced that feature Windows Defender Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) will also be available on Windows 7 and 8.1 operating systems starting this summer.
The company will thus offer Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) to all the systems it still supports with updates.
Windows Defender ATP EDR will give administrators a rich view of the threats ending up on their endpoints, providing more accurate information which will help to protect the systems of each company.
Η Microsoft συνιστά επίσης στις εταιρείες να συνδυάσουν το EDR με το Windows Defender, παρότι μπορεί να "τρέχει δίπλα-δίπλα και με λύσεις προστασίας από ιούς από τρίτους."
"Με το Windows Defender ATP για τα Windows 10, Windows Server 2012R2 και 2016, θα διατεθεί και στα Windows 7 και 8.1 παρέχοντας στις ομάδες ασφαλείας μια ενιαία λύση για εντοπισμό και ανταπόκριση σε προηγμένες επιθέσεις", ανέφερε ο Rob Lefferts, Διευθυντής του τμήματος Συνεργατών των Windows & Devices, Security & Enterprise.
Accelerating Microsoft's efforts to upgrade clients in Windows 7 is not surprising and is likely to accelerate in the coming months.
Windows 7 reaches the end of support with updates from the company in January of 2020, so consumers and organizations using the operating system have less than 2 years to complete the upgrade to either Windows 8.1 or Windows 10.
However, statistics show that Windows 7 still works on 40% of them online systems around the world.
It remains to be seen whether Microsoft's attractive offer will be adopted by consumers and businesses.
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