Half of global users are on Windows 10, but the number is declining.
The NCSC has issued advice about preparation for the upgrade to Windows 11, with Windows 10 nearing end of life in three months’ time.
In its guidance, it claims that in spite of its advanced age, Windows 10 still has a sizeable number of users, and some organisations are reticent to upgrade to Windows 11. “A likely reason for this is very simple: to many people, Windows 10 works for them, and just doesn’t feel old.”
Statistics show that half of global users (48 percent) are using Windows 10, although that number has dropped from 70 percent around 12 months ago.
NCSC chief technical officer Ollie Whitehouse, said: “Organisations now have just three months to urgently update their devices and hardware before Windows 10 reaches end-of-life status putting their security at greater risk.
“While Windows 10 was released more than a decade ago, it is still used widely by enterprises and not upgrading is akin to incurring a debt at a high interest rate – with the threat of forced repayment at a future date.”
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
