February 6, 2014
Guidance from GCHQ suggests that Windows XP is no longer secure
Working from home to avoid the tube strike or weather-related travel chaos? Well, the perils associated with working from home may be more complex than contending with poor time management, feelings of isolation and a propensity to gain weight and neglect personal hygiene. The UK’s Government Communication Headquarters (GCHQ) is advising that all public sector staff who are still using Windows XP at home should be denied access to networks. By extension we can conclude that it’s not safe for anybody to be running the old yet still commonplace operating system after Microsoft announced it was withdrawing support from the 8th April despite the fact that over a third of all PCs worldwide still use Windows XP.
January 14, 2014
The BYOD conundrum remains how to strike the right balance about control
by Mark Eltringham • Comment, Technology
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