January 14, 2020, marks the end of Microsoft support in Windows 7. From a security perspective, both the routine security patches as well as hotfixes for attacks in the wild will not be available, effectively making any newly discovered vulnerability a Windows 7 zero-day. This is where multilayered protection should step in, says Eyal Gruner, founder, and CEO of Cynet 360. “The reality is that Windows 7 is alive and kicking in many organizations, even if Microsoft chooses not to protect them anymore,” says Gruner.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2020/01/windows-7-support-ends.html