Technology is at the forefront of every government department, business and organization today. There is no doubt about that. Yet the additional expenses that are necessary to integrate technology into the daily routine of a company often deter them from investing on it.  The requirements of a business for IT services may range from website design, software applications development, mobile app development, search engine optimization, digital marketing, and more.

Microsoft Corp. recently announced the end of support for Windows 7 operating system.  This could be misconstrued as an irrelevant news update owing to lack of awareness on what it could impact.  Currently Windows 7 is a rampantly used Operating System by billions of customers as well as several businesses across the world.  This system regularly receives updates and support from Microsoft.  Until now, not much attention would have been given to such updates.

This has taken the government of Florida by storm! It started in Riviera Beach when an employee in the 35,000-resident city’s police department opened an email containing a piece of malware.  No precautions were taken before opening the mail and this virus quickly spread throughout the municipal government. The impacts were disabling the city’s official website; municipal employees’ emails, voice-over-internet-protocol phones, and the local water utility’s ability accept or receive online payments.