Do you use Windows at home? A study affirms that Windows 10 is more secure than Windows 7 in the home environment
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One of the greatest obsessions of users today when it comes to using a device is that it be safe. A role where the operating system plays an important role, although not fundamental, because we have already seen how safe our data is when we use depending on which applications (did someone say Facebook?).
The fact is that it has always been accused that Windows and its versions are more insecure than MacOS, the same thing that has been it ascribes to Android this same label with respect to iOS.We are not going to go into discerning whether or not this system is more secure than the other, since we are going to limit ourselves to talking only about Windows, an operating system that with Windows 10 has achieved great maturity. An already well-shaped body that for the Webroot firm is even more secure against _malware_ than Windows 7.
In fact, we have already seen how not long ago it stole the title of version with the largest market share from Windows 7 and now it wants to take away a merit that many attributed to it: the be the most secure choice among Windows versions.
According to the study carried out only 15% of the total files determined as _malware_ in 2017 occurred on Windows 10 systems , while 63% were found on Windows 7, the most common operating system for businesses.A fact that highlights the great difference between both versions."
In addition, the report also indicated that Windows 10 is twice as secure as Windows 7 for home users. Windows 7 PC owners who upgraded to Windows 10 saw the rate of _malware_ attacks drop significantly. In a study of 100 Windows 10 computers, up to 4 had files with _malware_, a figure that rose to 8 on Windows 7 PCs.
Businesses still prefer Windows 7
Despite the fact that Windows 7 continues to be the dominant operating system in companies, which already see Windows XP far behind, the adoption of Windows 10 is still in growing mode. In fact, this is appreciated when we see how at the beginning of 2017, 20% of companies used Windows 10, this figure rising to 32% at the end of the same year.
The explanation is that the support that Windows 10 receives against threats is superior to that of other versions of Windows, so adoption by private users and companies seems essential if they do not want to be exposed to _malware_ attacks.
At the end of 2017, almost 72% of Windows Home users migrated to Windows 10 compared to 62% at the beginning of the same year. Figures that contrast with the drop in both Windows 7 (went from 17% to 15%) and Windows 8 (from 14% to 11%). There is therefore a good percentage of users with old versions of Windows
Source | Webroot In Xataka Windows | Windows 7 is no longer the most used version of Windows: it has taken time but Windows 10 has stolen the throne
