According to NetMarketShare, nearly one in three computers are supported by Windows XP operating system. Now that Microsoft has stopped providing support for Windows XP, security updates and patches will no longer be available. View this presentation to learn what this could mean for your business security and compliance. For more information: https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/docs/PCI-WindowsXPV4_(1).pdf https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/enterprise/end-of-support.aspx

1. What operating system
do you use?
Microsoft Windows XP End of Life

2. Microsoft Windows XP End of Life
• As of April 8, 2014 Microsoft
stopped providing support for
its Windows XP operating
system
• Security updates and security
patches are no longer available
Windows XP
supports almost
one in three
computers

3. What This Mean For Security
• No security updates means you don’t have the
latest protections against viruses, spyware, and
other malicious software
• Anti-virus software will not be able to fully protect
you
• You are an easy target for hackers because they
know what XP vulnerabilities aren’t fixed
• Once you discover a vulnerability, you are on your
own to try and fix it

4. What This Mean For PCI Compliance
• Using out-of-date software puts your business in a
non-compliant status
• You no longer have support to fix any problems that
might come up, some of which may make you non-
compliant

5. Our Advice
“In every case I always advise business
owners to make sure that they have an
up-to-date operating system, and have
the latest available update or service
pack installed.”
-Brandon Barney, Security Support Director

6. For More Information
• https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/docs/PCI-
WindowsXPV4_(1).pdf
• https://www.microsoft.com/en-
us/windows/enterprise/end-of-support.aspx

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