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Windows XP April 8 deadline is near, threatens compliance

Written by mladmin | Mar 17, 2014 5:03:27 PM

As of April 8, support for XP will end, presenting a variety of “zero day” security vulnerabilities as Microsoft will not no longer be providing security updates. The operating system will become susceptible to hackers and will not be able to prevent “modern day attacks." Organizations that rely on SOX, PCI, HIPAA compliance will put themselves and their customers at enormous risk by not replacing the soon-to-be ticking time bombs. Contact machineLOGIC if you need urgent assistance with a replacement strategy.

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