Microsoft is ending support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008: Here's what you need to know.
Tech Republic Security
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Support for Windows 7 and Server 2008 is ending in January 2020. Here's how to protect your systems.
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Network World
JANUARY 22, 2020
Still running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008? Take these steps to minimize your risk.
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Most Violent Cyber Attack Noted To Date: 2008 Pipeline Explosion Caused By Remote Hacking
CTOvision
DECEMBER 13, 2014
Reporting by Jordan Robertson and Michael Riley in Bloomberg is shedding new light on a destructive attack against an oil pipeline that caused a massive explosion in Refahiye Turkey in 2008. Was 2008 Turkish Pipeline Explosion Caused by Cyber Attack? Mysterious 2008 Turkey Pipeline Blast Opened New Cyberwar Era (bloomberg.com).
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Publishing in the Metaverse: Back to the Future or 2008 All Over Again?
IT Toolbox
OCTOBER 30, 2022
The post Publishing in the Metaverse: Back to the Future or 2008 All Over Again? Are publishers ready to solve the unseen and unsolved challenges within the virtual world? appeared first on.
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What is Blockchain Technology?
CTOvision
JUNE 29, 2020
Its been almost ten years since Satoshi Nakamoto first introduced Blockchain technology to the world in his 2008 […]. Read David Hamilton explain all the nitty-gritty of blockchain technology on Security.io
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What Intel needs to do to get its mojo back
Network World
JANUARY 22, 2025
But Nathan Brookwood, research fellow with Insight 64, says the company needs to split itself in half and spin off the foundry business, just like AMD did in 2008. Up until 2008, AMD made its own chips. Step 3: Split Gelsinger was trying to create a foundry business as part of Intel.
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The Future Of Documents: Content Creation Is Ripe For Its Own Digital Disruption
Forrester IT
DECEMBER 15, 2020
It was sometime in 2008, and people interested in collaboration and “Enterprise 2.0” I remember the first time I saw a Google Doc. on Twitter were circulating a link to a list of like-minded tech professionals. I clicked on the link, and my jaw dropped. The document looked like it was alive. There were about […].
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Chinese cyber espionage growing across all industry sectors
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 4, 2025
PlugX, aka Korplug, is one of the oldest remote access trojans used by China-linked cyber espionage groups, with original versions dating back to 2008. Meanwhile Envoy Panda is known for its use of Turian, PlugX, and Smanager.
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Microsoft issues fixes for non-supported versions of Windows Server
Network World
MAY 17, 2019
CVE-2019-0708 affects Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2008. CVE-2019-0708 is pre-authentication and requires no user interaction, meaning any future malware could self-propagate from one vulnerable machine to another. To read this article in full, please click here
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Government cybersecurity agency warns of Windows Server exploit
Network World
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
The vulnerability is in Microsoft Windows Netlogon Remote Protocol (MS-NRPC), a core authentication component of Active Directory from Windows Server 2008 to Server 2019. It demands that executive agencies take "immediate and emergency action" to patch CVE-2020-1472 , issued August 11. It has been named "Zerologon" because of how it works.
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Cisco pays $8.6M to settle security-software whistleblower lawsuit
Network World
AUGUST 1, 2019
According to Cisco, the software, which was sold between 2008 and 2014 was created by Broadware, a company Cisco bought in 2007 for its surveillance video technology and ultimately named it Video Surveillance Manager. RELATED: A conversation with a white hat hacker. To read this article in full, please click here
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Through-Channel Marketing Represents The Third Stage For Sales And Marketing Leaders
Forrester IT
APRIL 25, 2018
The marketing automation stage began to grow exponentially around 2008 and has reached critical mass in its first decade. […]. The CRM stage started in the 1990s and accelerated quickly a decade later with lower-priced cloud offerings.
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29% of CDOs don’t see a future in the position
CIO Business Intelligence
JANUARY 24, 2025
Several factors appear to be contributing to concern and doubt about the long-term viability of the CDO position, which began to gain prominence in 2008 and 2009 following a global financial crisis, says Randy Bean, senior advisor to the Data & AI Leadership Exchange.
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Chinese cyber espionage growing across all industry sectors
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 4, 2025
PlugX, aka Korplug, is one of the oldest remote access trojans used by China-linked cyber espionage groups, with original versions dating back to 2008. Meanwhile Envoy Panda is known for its use of Turian, PlugX, and Smanager.
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Sustainable Finance: Will Your Firm Talk The Talk Or Walk The Walk?
Forrester IT
MARCH 5, 2020
Not only has the 2008 global financial crisis exacerbated economic inequality, it has also caused a massive reputational damage to the […]. There’s no better time than the start of a new decade to take a retrospective look at the past and reflect on what has changed, and what hasn’t. Looking back, the evidence is clear.
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Q&A With Keith Fletcher, International Customer Experience Manager At E.ON
Forrester IT
JULY 4, 2024
Since 2008, E.ON A few weeks ago Keith Fletcher, international customer experience manager at E.ON, joined me on stage at Forrester’s CX Summit EMEA to talk about E.ON’s approach to CX. has been on a path to use journeys, not processes, as the building blocks for sustainable growth. Its customer journeys are key to giving […]
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칼럼 | AI, 전력 가용성 및 인텔의 미래에 대한 전망
CIO Business Intelligence
JANUARY 2, 2025
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Global DRAM revenue falls nearly 30% in biggest drop since 2008 financial crisis
TechSpot
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
The decline is the biggest since the 2008 financial crisis. According to TrendForce analysts, global DRAM revenue fell by 28.9 percent in the third quarter of this year compared to the previous quarter.
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Network World
APRIL 25, 2017
Corporate greed, lax risk management procedures and insufficient oversight by regulators contributed to the 2008 financial crisis. The number of large-scale, highly damaging data breaches over the past few years has led some to believe the market is on its way to another systemic crisis, similar to the Great Recession.
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3 data and analytics trends that will dominate 2022
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 17, 2022
between 2021 and 2008. Things haven’t slowed since. Research firm Fortune Business Insights predicts the global big data analytics market will grow to $549.7 billion in 2028 at a CAGR of 13.2% As IT leaders focus attention on data analytics and AI in 2022 and beyond, they should keep the following three closely related trends top-of-mind.
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Three Ways Blockchain Is Disrupting Supply Chains (And None Of Them Are Bitcoin)
CTOvision
MARCH 16, 2020
However, the technologists who have been working with and developing blockchain since it first debuted in 2008 have likely long realized that the […].
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How to double-check permissions post migration from Windows 7
Network World
OCTOBER 23, 2019
It pays to make sure all permissions in your Windows environment are correct after migrating from Windows 7 or Server 2008 R2. Here’s how to check.
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Vulnerability hits Intel enterprise PCs going back 10 years
Network World
MAY 1, 2017
The vulnerable firmware features can be found in some current Core processors and all the way back to Intel's first-generation Core, called Nehalem, which shipped in 2008. They're part of versions 6.0 through 11.6 of Intel's manageability firmware. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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Forecasting Uncertainty: Why Scenario A Is Looking More Likely For Some Countries And Scenario B More Likely For Others
Forrester IT
APRIL 21, 2020
The headline was that the world’s real GDP would fall by 3% in 2020, which is a much steeper drop than in the 2008–2009 recession. Last week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued its April World Economic Outlook report. For the purpose of projecting the tech market outlook, the more important numbers are real GDP […].
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Visa Risk And Identity Solutions Acquires Fraud Management Vendor Featurespace
Forrester IT
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Founded in 2008, Featurespace employs over 400 people. Last week, Visa announced the acquisition of Featurespace, a UK-based enterprise fraud management and anti-money-laundering (AML) vendor. Forrester estimates the acquisition price to be between $350–450 million.
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It's time to get off Windows and SQL Server 2012 (or run them on Azure)
Tech Republic Cloud
OCTOBER 1, 2021
The only way to get extended support for 2008 versions of Windows and SQL Server is in the cloud. Here's why you should be thinking about 2012 migrations now as well.
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Global DRAM market revenue hit 2008 lows in the fourth quarter
TechSpot
MARCH 2, 2023
TrendForce said the primary cause of the revenue drop was a decline in average selling price brought about by a rapid accumulation of inventory in Q3 2022 due to a freeze in demand. Fearful of losing market share, suppliers negotiated less-than-favorable contracts at lower prices to get inventory moving. Read Entire Article
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3D-modeling startup Canvas, led by former Moz CEO Sarah Bird, lands $10M
GeekWire
JANUARY 29, 2025
Canvas got its start in 2008 as Occipital, which worked on 3D sensing, virtual reality, hardware products and other technologies. Bird took the role of chief executive of Canvas in April 2024. The company is Denver based, but its 50-employee, global team operates fully remotely.
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Fix SCCM Scan Failed to Add Update Source for WUAgent | ConfigMgr
Anoop
AUGUST 5, 2020
We deployed patches to Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 using SCCM and waited till it hits the deadline Issue Description: Like any other error, this issue is a bit particular because it’s not generating only a single line error with […]. Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates.
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Bread, Milk, Eggs….Health Equity. The 5th Aim Is A Staple For All Americans
Forrester IT
AUGUST 1, 2022
This daunting ambition was given hope with the proposal of accomplishing three goals equally in 2008, and the addition of the 4th in 2014. The Triple/Quadruple Aim has long been recognized as a framework to optimize the US healthcare system.
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How to Create AppLocker Policies to Secure Windows Environments Intune
Anoop
MARCH 18, 2020
Introduction Applocker is introduced with the Windows 7 operating system, Windows Server 2008 R2. These Applocker policies can help to build appropriate Windows Information Protection (WIP) using Intune. It helps you to determine which applications, settings users can run. If you need to prevent an application from running, […].
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Microsoft tells people trying to download 'so 2008' Chrome that Edge is better
TechSpot
DECEMBER 2, 2021
Neowin reports that when someone attempts to download Chrome from within Edge, they’re met with several popups extolling the virtues of Microsoft’s browser over Google’s. Microsoft Edge runs on the same technology as Chrome, with the added trust of Microsoft,” reads one.
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Appeal court overturns $1.6bn mainframe software ‘poaching’ ruling against IBM
CIO Business Intelligence
MAY 3, 2024
Under a 2008 agreement, IBM provides outsourcing services to BMC and its customers, including AT&T. “AT&T’s decisions and conduct — not IBM’s — are most consequentially tied to BMC’s lost profits from AT&T,” a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5 th Circuit concluded.
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Samsung reports its lowest yearly profit since 2008
TechSpot
JANUARY 31, 2024
Samsung reported 258.94 trillion won ($194 billion) in annual revenue and 6.57 trillion won ($4.9 billion) in operating profit for the fiscal year of 2023. That latter figure was almost seven times lower than the $32.5 billion Samsung generated in 2022. Read Entire Article
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What it takes to become an IT security engineer
Network World
MARCH 21, 2017
After being laid off in 2008 from his first IT job in tech support and systems administration, friends encouraged Copeland to use his networking talents to get a certification that would boost his career. His determination and thirst for learning led him to his current job as an IT security engineer at FedEx Services in Memphis, Tenn.
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231 Flaw in Iomega, LenovoEMC NAS devices exposes millions of files on the Internet
CTOvision
JULY 17, 2019
Iomega Corporation was acquired in 2008 by EMC. A vulnerability in legacy Iomega and LenovoEMC network-attached storage (NAS) devices has led to many terabytes of potentially sensitive data being accessible to anyone via the Internet.
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KeyBank CIO Amy Brady heeds the transformative call of IT leadership
CIO Business Intelligence
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
The pace of that change has accelerated exponentially, in large part because of external factors: The market changes 2008-2009 was tough for financial services. It has been nothing but stable; very quickly into my career, I realized it was just constantly changing.
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0patch offers two more years of updates for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
TechSpot
OCTOBER 13, 2022
Created and managed by Slovak company ACROS Security, 0patch is a platform designed to deliver, apply and remove "microscopic" security updates to unsupported software products. The service is particularly interesting for consumers and companies still working on legacy Windows versions, as it offers a third-party alternative to keep the OS.
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Tech Moves: Microsoft vet joins Expedia as new product chief; Avanade names president
GeekWire
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Her first stint at Expedia was from 2004 to 2008, when she was a director in product management. Ranganathan spent the past 16 years at Microsoft, most recently as a corporate vice president on the senior leadership team of Windows. She’ll lead product and design teams in her new role at the Seattle-based travel giant.
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The cost of EV battery packs has dropped an astounding 90% in the last 15 years
TechSpot
AUGUST 7, 2024
According to the Department of Energy's Vehicle Technologies Office, lithium-ion battery pack costs for EVs have plummeted by an astounding 90% from 2008 to 2023, when adjusted for inflation. In 2023, the estimated cost stood at $139 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for large-scale production, a dramatic decrease from $1,415 per kWh in 2008.
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‘참여사 AI 솔루션 개발 지원’··· 코오롱베니트, AI 얼라이언스 부스트팩 프로그램 확대
CIO Business Intelligence
JANUARY 5, 2025
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5 ways to reduce compliance costs with AI and automation
CIO Business Intelligence
MAY 24, 2022
Deloitte estimates that compliance costs for banks have increased by 60% since the financial crisis of 2008, and the Risk Management Association found that 50% of financial institutions spend 6 to 10% of their revenues on compliance.
Convoy co-founder Dan Lewis joins Microsoft in exec role leading work on enterprise AI
GeekWire
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
company since he was a group product manager from 2008-2011 working on Windows and Outlook. His new title at Microsoft is chief product officer for Business & Industry solutions and Copilot AI. The move marks Lewis’ return to Microsoft — though much has changed with the Redmond, Wash.,
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