Obsolete means no security patches or updates – this is bad news. DO NOT DO IT. Make sure your budgeting takes this into account – those Windows 10 machines did cost you back then but they do not last forever.
If you are still not getting the message have a read of Richard Speed’s article over on The Register.
High security broken by obsolete gear. The third party suppling the high-security fencing saved money and used a Windows 7 machine in their set-up. None of your suppliers are making extra profit by running obsolete systems? Are they?
Clive Catton MSc (Cyber Security) – by-line and other articles
