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Discontinued products or services in information security are those no longer maintained or updated by their creators. This includes software, hardware, or protocols that have reached their end of life and no longer receive security patches or technical support. Such discontinuation means vulnerabilities discovered after support ends remain unaddressed, leaving these products increasingly susceptible to exploitation.
Using discontinued security tools can expose organizations to risks like unpatched vulnerabilities, which attackers may exploit to gain unauthorized access or disrupt operations. Security teams should track product lifecycle statuses and plan timely migrations to supported alternatives to reduce attack surfaces. Continuing to operate discontinued components complicates vulnerability management and can undermine overall defense strategies by introducing unmanaged risks into the environment.
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The FFIEC on Oct. 7 issued a joint statement concerning Microsoft's discontinuation of support for its Windows XP operating system as of April 8, 2014.
Google has announced that it's discontinuing its dark web report tool in February 2026, less than two years after it was launched as a way for users to monitor if their personal information is found on the dark web
Google is discontinuing its "dark web report" security tool, stating that it wants to focus on other tools it believes are more helpful. [...]
CVE-2017-11882 in discontinued Equation Editor still attracting keylogger campaigns despite software being killed off in 2018 Very few people are immune to the siren song of nostalgia, a yearning for a "better time" when this was all fields and kids respected their elders - and it looks like cyber criminals are no exception.…
The FFIEC on Oct. 7 issued a joint statement concerning Microsoft's discontinuation of support for its Windows XP operating system as of April 8, 2014.
Google announced that the Chrome Sync feature will be discontinued in early 2025 for Chrome versions older than four years. [...]
We'll defo ask for permission next time, automaker tells FTC General Motors on Thursday said that it has reached a settlement with the FTC "to address privacy concerns about our now-discontinued Smart Driver program."…
The Corona Mirai-based malware botnet is spreading through a 5-year-old remote code execution (RCE) zero-day in AVTECH IP cameras, which have been discontinued for years and will not receive a patch. [...]
Microsoft announced that the Paint 3D graphics app will be discontinued later this year and removed from the Microsoft Store in November. [...]
U.S. users have just a few more days to make the transition from Google Podcasts as the company moves forward with the process of discontinuing the service globally. [...]
Threat actors are exploiting a CMS editor discontinued 14 years ago to compromise education and government entities worldwide to poison search results with malicious sites or scams. [...]
Admins are urged to remove vSphere's vulnerable Enhanced Authentication Plug-in, which was discontinued nearly three years ago but is still widely in use.
VMware urged admins today to remove a discontinued authentication plugin exposed to authentication relay and session hijack attacks in Windows domain environments via two security vulnerabilities left unpatched. [...]
The Authy desktop apps for Windows, macOS, and Linux will be discontinued in August 2024, with the company recommending users switch to a mobile version of the two-factor authentication (2FA) app. [...]
Flaws in the open-source tool exploited – and India's power grid was a target Microsoft is warning that systems using the long-discontinued Boa web server could be at risk of attacks after a series of intrusion attempts of power grid operations in India likely included exploiting security flaws in the technology.…
Microsoft on Tuesday disclosed the intrusion activity aimed at Indian power grid entities earlier this year likely involved the exploitation of security flaws in a now-discontinued web server called Boa
Microsoft said today that security vulnerabilities found to impact a web server discontinued since 2005 have been used to target and compromise organizations in the energy sector. [...]
Apple has decided to pull the plug on the production of the iPod Touch (7th gen), discontinuing the revolutionary iOS-based music player introduced 15 years ago. [...]