Magento 1 (M1) approaches its end of life in June 2020 as stated in this blog post by Magento. When M1 is no longer supported, any company that continues to use M1 is taking on an exponentially growing cybersecurity risk. It is vital and in the best interest for organisations to move to Magento 2 (M2) to mitigate potential risks.
After June 2020, M1 will not be supported by Magento which means if new vulnerabilities emerge, they will not be fixed by security patches.This leaves your site vulnerable to attackers, the longer you stay on M1.
Once M1 is no longer supported, developers looking after M1’s extensions will instead be fully focused on developing modern M2 extensions. M1 extensions will eventually fail when you need them most and it will lead to unnecessary headaches as your website lacks vital functionality.
The best way to mitigate these risks is to migrate to M2 with the help of credible Magento specialists:
- Core M2 regular security patches will continue to protect your website from new vulnerabilities
- M2 extensions will continue to receive bug fixes and functional updates
Don’t forget to consider the time it takes to migrate to M2. Migration is not a simple process and does not occur overnight. In some cases, it can take more than 3 months to perform a successful migration, depending on the complexity and data size of your current M1 deployment. Don’t wait for June 2020, start today!
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