A Blast From The Past Can Come Back And Bite You It Seems.

This appeared last week. Are old operating systems putting the NHS at risk in 2020? With reports suggesting that Microsoft source code relating to Windows XP has been shared online, our cyber security columnist, Davey Winder looks into whether old operating systems are putting the NHS at risk in 2020. Davey Winder 30 September 2020 The news that Microsoft source code relating to Windows XP had apparently been leaked to a number of file-sharing sites online may well have passed you by. After all, who uses Windows XP these days and what difference does it make if the source code is out there? Although it has yet to be confirmed by Microsoft, which is investigating, if this is the actual source code to Windows XP Service Pack 1, there are potential security risks. It would appear that the source code leak is actually a combination of various files, which would impact Windows Server 2003 and even Windows CE and MS-DOS. Most of these files had been floating around the dark web for some... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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