If you’re running Outlook 2007 on the desktop, it will no longer work. In addition to reaching the end of life, Microsoft is making a change to the way they handle email connectivity in Office 365. Outlook 2007 will no longer receive email Yes, operating systems are different than Office programs, but vulnerabilities in programs like Word and PowerPoint and Outlook can still be exploited.
Microsoft did make an exception in that case and released an emergency patch for older versions of Windows, but that is NOT the norm. In the case of people running older versions of Windows that had already reached the end of life, they hadn’t received the patch. The computers that were affected hadn’t installed in the patches. Remember the WannaCry ransomware attack earlier this year? That exploited a known security hole that had already been patched. Cybercriminals can and will exploit these unpatched vulnerabilities. If you’re not receiving updates, you do not get patches to newly discovered vulnerabilities and security holes. If you’re running a program old enough to be reaching the end of service, you probably don’t care too much about getting the latest and greatest updates anyway, right?īut there can be some pretty serious consequences, mainly around security. Running programs that are out of service may not sound like much of an issue. End of Life = security vulnerabilitiesĮnd of life (also called the end of service) means you’ll no longer receive updates and support from Microsoft. If you’re running these programs it’s time to upgrade or risk significant security vulnerabilities and lost productivity. Microsoft is also making a change to Outlook that means Office 365 users with Outlook 2007 will stop receiving emails. A couple dozen Microsoft programs will reach the end of life on October 10, 2017, most notably Microsoft Office Suite 2007.
If you’re still running Microsoft Office 2007, you’re going to run into issues in October.
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