What a drag, for those of you that dont get your updates for Windows XP, Support for it ends in 2 days! Here is what that means on this link in detail. Good luck migrating folks...guess they will be making a lot of new sales over the next 6 months scaring the shit out of people...lol Potential risks of staying with Windows XP, Running Windows XP SP3 in your environment after April 8, 2104 may expose you to potential risks, such as: Security: Without critical Windows XP security updates, your PC may become vulnerable to harmful viruses, spyware, and other malicious software which can steal or damage your business data and information. Anti-virus software will also not be able to fully protect you once Windows XP itself is unsupported. Compliance: Businesses that are governed by regulatory obligations such as HIPAA may find that they are no longer able to satisfy compliance requirements. More information on HHS’s view on the security requirements for information systems that contain electronic protected health information (e-PHI) can be found here (HHS HIPAA FAQ - Security Rule). Lack of Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Support: Many software vendors will no longer support their products running on Windows XP as they are unable to receive Windows XP updates. For example, the new Office takes advantage of the modern Windows and will not run on Windows XP. Hardware Manufacturer support: Most PC hardware manufacturers will stop supporting Windows XP on existing and new hardware. This will also mean that drivers required to run Windows XP on new hardware may not be available. Anyway, thats the news...
Posted on: Sun, 06 Apr 2014 19:55:54 +0000