Shutterstock October 24, 2021 Windows XP turns 20: Microsoft’s rise and fall points to one thing — don’t fix what isn’t broken Erica Mealy, University of the Sunshine Coast Windows XP really was a game-changer for computers. But Microsoft has seen some turbulent times since the version was released 20 years ago.
Shutterstock September 30, 2020 Airports, ATMs, hospitals: Microsoft Windows XP leak would be less of an issue, if so many didn’t use it Brianna O'Shea, Edith Cowan University and Paul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University The outdated Microsoft operating system was recently dumped online in a huge leak. Hackers can now scour it for bugs to exploit.
An out of date operating system can let the hackers in to your computer network. Flickr/Don Hankins January 20, 2016 Hack attack on a hospital IT system highlights the risk of still running Windows XP Robert Merkel, Monash University Microsoft warned back in 2014 that anyone continuing to use Windows XP, once it ended support, would be vulnerable to attack. So why are some organisations still using the old operating system?