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The Minster of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has warned the public on the risks of using Windows 7 powered devices for internet-based services that require the use of sensitive information such as internet banking.
He said the best way to remain secure is to use the latest Operating Systems available.
The warning is coming on the heels of the official End of Support (EoS) of the Microsoft Windows 7 Operating System (OS), which came into effect on January 14, this year, Microsoft will no longer provide technical support and security or software updates for the platform. Systems running on Windows 7 OS will continue to work, however they will be progressively more vulnerable to viruses and malware.
He said: “We are therefore callingon all Windows 7 users to immediately implement some precautionary measures tohelp to protect themselves from breach of privacy and loss of critical data, the measures are keeping security software up to date; keeping all other applications up to date; and being more skeptical on downloads and emails accessed.”
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The Technical Assistant (Government Digital Services & Innovation) to the Minister , Mukhtar M. Sadiqhe, said the minister in his efforts topropagate the importance of cyber security and to ensure that cyber threats are quickly identified and contained, will from time to time alert the general public on important event and measures to ensure that people can feel safe online.
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