Microsoft warns: Office 2016 and 2019 reach end of support in October 2025 |
Posted by: harlan4096 - Yesterday, 06:55 - Forum: Software & Services News
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Quote:Microsoft Office 2016 and Office 2019 reach end of support on October 14, 2025. That is the last day of support, which means that Microsoft won't release security updates or any other type of update for the applications anymore. Technical support, furthermore, is also ending on that day.
Office customers won't get an option to extend support by paying Microsoft, as Microsoft made it clear that it won't offer extended security updates (ESU).
The Office apps will continue to work after the day, but security issues won't be patched anymore. Microsoft warns that running unsupported software could lead to "harmful security risks". The company suggests that customers upgrade to a newer version of Office to remain supported.
Home customers have two options in this regard:- Upgrade to Microsoft Office 2024, which is available as a one-time purchase.
- Office Home 2024 is available for 150 US-Dollar.
- Office Home & Business 2024 is available for 256 US-Dollar.
- Subscribe to Microsoft 365, which requires an active subscription and monthly or yearly payments.
A third option is provided by 0Patch, an independent service by ACROS Security that creates micro-patches for Microsoft products such as Windows or Office. The company will support Office 2016 and 2019 after Microsoft ends support. The service costs about 30 US-Dollar per year and may be the most cost-effective option to keep Office secured after October 2025.
Windows 10 users may benefit from this especially, as support for Windows 10 is also included in the subscription.
Users may also check out the open source alternative LibreOffice. While it lacks some of the advanced features of Microsoft Office, most regular users may not notice the limitations, especially if they do light editing only.
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Windows 11: Security-feature VBS Enclaves is being deprecated on some systems |
Posted by: harlan4096 - 18 April 25, 07:06 - Forum: Microsoft Windows News
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Quote:Microsoft announced the deprecation of the security feature VBS Enclaves today for earlier versions of Windows 11 and Windows Server. Based on VBS, Virtualized-Based Security, VBS Enclaves were formally introduced by Microsoft in Windows Server 2019. Microsoft improved the feature ever since, for instance by opening it up for third-party apps last year.
The deprecation announcement offers no explanation why the feature is being removed from older versions of Windows 11 and Windows Server.
The details:- VBS Enclaves continue to be supported in Windows 11, version 24H2 and later, or Windows Server 2025 and later.
- The feature is deprecated on Windows 11, version 23H2 and earlier, and Windows Server 2022 and earlier.
Note: This has nothing to do with VBScript, which Microsoft deprecated in 2023.
VBS Enclaves explained
VBS Enclaves provide isolated, secure environments for sensitive data on Windows systems. Only a few Microsoft and Windows-specific programs are confirmed to use the feature at the time of writing. Besides Microsoft Azure SQL Database, it is Windows 11's Recall feature and Credential Guard that are making use of it as well.
One advantage of VBS Enclaves is that they do not have hardware dependencies. As long as the VBS Enclaves feature is enabled on a supported Windows PC, it should work fine.
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Posted by: jasonX - 18 April 25, 03:26 - Forum: AhnLab
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AhnLab Launches Proprietary AI Platform 'AhnLab AI PLUS'
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AhnLab began applying ‘AhnLab AI PLUS’ by integrating the AI security assistant ‘Annie’ into the SaaS-based ‘AhnLab XDR’ platform. Starting with this, the company plans to expand AI functionalities across various products and services.
In the future, AhnLab aims to implement Agentic AI-based autonomous security operations, where AI can independently perceive, analyze, and respond to situations.
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- Expansion of AI-driven operations across various products and services
- Provision of advanced AI services and security assurance through learning systems based on self-collected data.
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Data and info derived / lifted from AhnLab with permission
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