U.S. Department of Homeland
Security Has Issued a Cybersecurity Alert for Windows Server 2003
What You Need to Know to Prevent Cyber Threats to Your Organization
WRITTEN BY JONATHAN CLARK T
HEU.S. Department of Homeland Security recently issued a cybersecurity alert for
Microsoft’s Windows Server 2003, support for which is ending this July 2015. With over 12 million physical servers still running this 12-year-old operating system, organizations will face significant cybersecurity concerns if they continue to run this server OS after July 14, 2015. The impact to both public and private companies running Windows Server 2003 after Microsoft ends support on this product could potentially be astronomical. Are you ready to make the transition? What end of support means is that
Microsoft will no longer be providing security patches, technical support, or any software and content updates to Windows Server 2003. Without this support, servers running this OS will be at a much greater risk for cyber attacks. Companies will need to make a decision here over the next 6 months on how they will migrate off of this server OS to avoid any potentially grave security threats. These threats could mean significant negative consequences, including loss of data, confidentiality, and business assets—
all of which could take months, if not years, to recover from. Fortunately, there are options for
upgrading and securing your servers. First, you could simply upgrade your existing software and hardware if current servers do not meet the minimum requirements for the newest version of Windows Server. You could also move to a hybrid model and begin to move some workloads to the cloud, which we’re finding many companies are doing.
Microsoft is ending support on a
very popular OS that has served us well for more than 10 years. To aid you in the transition to a new OS, PC Connection has created a server migration assessment tool that will help guide you through a series of
questions regarding the different types of servers you may have running this expiring operating system. Once you have completed the assessment, we will suggest a number of different upgrade paths. Don’t be caught off guard come July 2015. Get your plan in place now.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jonathan Clark is a Product Line Manager for Microsoft at PC Connection with over 12 years of experience in software, product management, and marketing. He holds multiple sales specialist certifications across the Microsoft stack of products, including Small Business, Cloud, Digital Marketing, and Devices. Discover more of Clark’s insights on PC Connection’s official blog, Connected, at
www.pcconnection.com/blog
It’s All About Security
Upgrade to Prevent Cyber Attacks Once Microsoft ends support for Windows Server 2003, your essential data will become more vulnerable. Keep information secure and strengthen your infrastructure with a migration to a newer OS. Get started with our assessment tool to help find the right upgrade path for your unique environment, applications, and workloads.
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