On January 14, 2020, Microsoft ends support for Windows 7 and Windows 2008 Server. This means that devices using these operating systems will be much more exposed to viruses and malware, as there will be no new software or security updates.

This moment can be a great opportunity for many hackers, and we must be prepared. Let’s remember that the main breaches and cyberattacks that have been in the news lately, such as RAMSONWARE or password theft, have been mainly due to outdated computers and operating systems.

The end of support, besides security issues, leads to many others such as:

• there will be fewer and fewer programs and applications compatible with these operating systems (browsers, office software, etc.).
• the hardware will increasingly struggle to “communicate” with the old system, etc.

For all these reasons, it is advisable to analyze the specific situation of each client and establish a migration schedule to Windows 10, to be carried out over the next few months.

So, if you have Windows 7 on your computer and/or Windows 2008 Server on your server, contact us as soon as possible so that we can anticipate the problem.

Give us a call even if, like most people, you don’t know which operating system your devices are running. We’ll take care of it.

As we explain in our post Presence Control (1), the recording of working hours continues to be an obligation for Spanish companies. But in 2024 it is prohibited to keep track of working hours through biometric means.

The Spanish Data Protection Agency has published a new guide on presence control treatments using biometric systems (fingerprint, image, palm, etc.). With the publication of this guide, the Agency changes the criteria it had regarding the use of these devices, both for recording work hours and for access control in the work and non-work environment.

Based on these new criteria, the fingerprint option or any other type of biometric data must be disabled and the said day or access registration system must be changed to mechanisms based on PIN / CARD / KEY FOB or similar.

In addition, the minutiae/logs/patterns associated with the fingerprint, palm, face, etc., must be erased from any database.

The application of this regulation is immediate and non-compliance is already costing the offending companies a few thousand euros in economic sanctions.