The end of support deadline for Microsoft Windows XP is just a week away, but a staggering 77 per cent of UK organisations are still running the the 12 year-old operating system somewhere in their IT estate, according to new research.
The end of Windows XP support does not mean it will stop working, simply that Microsoft will stop releasing security patches for the operating system, so any security holes that are discovered after that time will be vulnerable to exploits and malware.
Microsoft has previously warned that the end of Windows XP support will be starting pistol for hackers, who will scour new updates for any vulnerabilities which could also apply to older versions.
Organisations can pay to extend support for their Windows XP computers, but the survey, commissioned by UK software company AppSense, revealed that less than a third of organisations plan to do this.
While Windows XP is still present in most organisations – including around half of the UK’s councils and large swathes of the NHS – it is very much on the periphery, according to AppSense.
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