#security-updates

#security-updates

Consumer Reports (CR), the venerable consumer rights organization known for its in-depth product testing, sent a letter to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella this week. The letter, authored by the nonprofit's policy fellow Stacey Higginbotham and director of technology policy Justin Brookman, expressed "concern about Microsoft's decision to end free ongoing support for Windows 10 next month." Consumer Reports, CR for short, isn't the first organization to come to the defense of the soon-to-be-orphaned Windows 10.

Nvidia will release quarterly security updates for Maxwell, Pascal, and Volta GPUs through October 2028, ensuring protection against GPU-related security exploits.

Hotpatching for Windows Server 2025 allows for quicker security updates without reboots, but effective July 2024, it will be behind a paywall, costing $1.50 per core.