They probably don't have to hack your OS, just watch everything going
over your network including (for them with enough horsepower) the stuff
that is encrypted. Disturbing stuff.
Chuck Norcutt
On 10/25/2013 8:13 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
> That’s a very good point, Frank: DII uses XP because it has been checked for
> security. We will not “move on” until the next system is checked.
>
> But of course we would not be protecting against spying by our allies, would
> we? :-)
>
> Chris
>
> On 25 Oct 2013, at 12:39, Frank Wijsmuller <wijsmuller@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hmm.. when it is more expensive for the NSA to hack the new DII then to pay
>> MS to update XP (which will be already hacked of course), the support of XP
>> will continue ;-).
>>
>> Best, Frank
>>
>>
>> 2013/10/25 Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>> The MOD in UK is still on XP – thousands of networked machines under the
>>> Defence Information Infrastructure.
>>>
>>> It's the best networked OS we've had since System 7. :-)
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>> On 24 Oct 13, at 22:12, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> My XP machine has been powered off for a month or more. I just turned
>>>> it on today to look for some old file for my wife. It just downloaded
>>>> 21 fixes when I tried to power it down. I do think security stuff is
>>>> still handled expeditiously. There are lots of corporate customers
>>>> still on XP.
>>>
>>> --
>
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