SMBs still use Windows XP and face security risks

  • 17 June 2014
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By/ HNS Staff/ Posted on 17 June 2014.
 
Almost one in five small and medium businesses worldwide are currently exposed to major security risks as they are still using Windows XP after Microsoft ended support for the operating system, according to Bitdefender.

The research, conducted in countries including the UK, Germany, Spain and the US, shows that businesses still rely on the legacy Microsoft OS despite security concerns. Millions of malware attacks target companies every month and hackers try to steal confidential data by taking advantage of the system’s vulnerabilities.
 
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