Even the spectre of security breaches and crashing apps is failing to convince some Windows XP-using organisations to abandon the OS before Microsoft cuts off support in a year’s time.
Recent figures from software consultancy Camwood suggest one in five companies using XP plan to stick with it despite the 8 April 2014 deadline, after which no new patches or bug fixes will be issued.
Those organisations may be taking a calculated risk and assume Windows XP’s longevity means major vulnerabilities have been identified and dealt with. But that assumption is misplaced, according to Rik Ferguson, global VP security research at Trend Micro.
