what does the end of windows xp mean for businesses?
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According to NetMarketShare, nearly one in three computers are supported by Windows XP operating system. Now that Microsoft has stopped providing support for Windows XP, security updates and patches will no longer be available. View this presentation to learn what this could mean for your business security and compliance. For more information: https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/docs/PCI-WindowsXPV4_(1).pdf https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/enterprise/end-of-support.aspxTRANSCRIPT
What operating system do you use?Microsoft Windows XP End of Life
Microsoft Windows XP End of Life
• As of April 8, 2014 Microsoft stopped providing support for its Windows XP operating system
• Security updates and security patches are no longer available
Windows XP supports almost one in three computers
What This Mean For Security• No security updates means you don’t have the
latest protections against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software
• Anti-virus software will not be able to fully protect you
• You are an easy target for hackers because they know what XP vulnerabilities aren’t fixed
• Once you discover a vulnerability, you are on your own to try and fix it
What This Mean For PCI Compliance
• Using out-of-date software puts your business in a non-compliant status
• You no longer have support to fix any problems that might come up, some of which may make you non-compliant
Our Advice“In every case I always advise business owners to make sure that they have an up-to-date operating system, and have the latest available update or service pack installed.”-Brandon Barney, Security Support Director
For More Information• https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/docs/
PCI-WindowsXPV4_(1).pdf
• https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/enterprise/end-of-support.aspx
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