Wannacry and Petya push users to upgrade to Windows 10

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Updated onDecember 15, 2017

updated onDecember 15, 2017

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Wannacry and Petya are two vicious ransomware that infected thousands of computers recently. Ransomware is a foul thing, but these two particular strings ofmalwareproved to be very resilient to all the efforts put in bycyber securityspecialists.

However, there is something that seems to be potent enough to stop these two malware threats from spreading.

Windows 10 comes to the rescue

Microsoft’s Windows 10 is a very resilient foe forPetya and Wannacry. There are many reasons for which the latest Windows version is so good at protecting users againstmalware. Microsoft and the Windows 10 development team have put in a lot of hard work to makeWindows Defender powerful enoughto block virtually all types ofmalware.

Becoming the business standard

Windows 10 has successfullyrepelled Wannacry and Petya, and for this reason businesses are looking to upgrade their OS as soon as possible. Windows 10 is now the industry standard thanks to its efficiency against such dangerousmalware.

Numbers are going up

Recent surveys confirmed there has been a strong increase in Windows 10 installs. Actually, the Windows 10 install rate increased by 6% since March. Looking at the statistics from another perspective, 60% of the total number of businesses and organizations from around the world are now running Windows 10.

Some companies run Windows 10 on their entire computer infrastructure, while others only have it installed on one computer. Either way, the fact remains that Windows 10 established a solid foothold in more than half the world’s companies.

Medium businesses lead the charge

Surveys also showed that out of all the businesses that adopted Windows 10, the leading faction is that of medium sized businesses. This type of organization is currently leading the business sector in terms of Windows 10 installs.

What fuels Windows 10 popularity?

It’s not just the fact that Windows 10 is a potent weapon against ransomware. It’s also the fact that older Windows versions constitute the main target for hackers. Microsoft alreadyended support for many old Windows 10 versions.

The company warned users that using unsupported Windows versions isa great security risk. It seems that Windows 7 fans have finally understood they really need to upgrade to Windows 10. After all, Windows 7 facilitatedthe spread of the WannaCry ransomware.

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