This may be OT, but then again maybe not. Economic survival is part of the big picture.

As most/all of you know, the venerable Windows XP operating system will cease to have any support, including security updates, as of April 2014.

Some estimates say that nearly 30% of networked computers, including ATMs and point-of-sale machines, still run XP and will likely continue to do so. This article, FWIW, suggests the possible vulnerabilities: http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/...7918/story.html

Now, I know of some systems with extremely specialized, proprietary software that will run XP buried deep within corporate firewalls. Not really an issue.

But I suspect a lot of people on the small business and consumer side will not pay much attention until they have been compromised. Not good. Possible feeding frenzy for crooks.

Anyway, I'm curious what measures other ETS members have taken regarding this. If there's any interest, I'll post the measures I've been testing as well.

Cheers,
Doug(wa_)