Unless you are a big bank or subscribe to a cyber security service that has committed to protecting you,you are as of now on your own if you are a Windows XP user.This blog tested whether Norton Security,made by Symantec Coporation,would protect a client's Windows XP machine,and it seems to be robustly doing so.Norton's Quick Scan feature indicated several new Windows-oriented checks were being carried out.Despite this,Norton strongly recommends that its clients switch to a new operating system.*
Some 20-30% of Windows machines still run the Windows XP operating system.This includes computers in millions of homes and businesses.Most ATMs are still running on Windows XP.Microsoft has failed to convince many people to shell out the cost to upgrade to its newer products.They are satisfied with the old reliable system they have always used.Windows XP is still utilised by police departments,banks and law offices,among many other places.Microsoft's new products just aren't very popular.*
The big banks,including Citi,PNC,Bank of America and Chase,are all paying Microsoft to keep securing their ATMs while they go through the process of adjustment.About 95% of ATMs are relying on Windows XP and they,along with countless others,need security patches as new threats to the OS arise.It is believed that,without the security updates,hackers will worm their way into Windows XP computers and disrupt them,while also stealing the owner's personal data.*
Symantec(SYMC),Microsoft(MSFT)
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