The clock is ticking — there isn't much time remaining. Come April 2014, Windows XP will no longer be supported by Microsoft®.
What happens after April 8, 2014?
- Microsoft will no longer provide customer support for Windows XP.
- Microsoft will no longer provide security patchs for Windows XP.
- Running software that is unsupported by the vendor violates a number of regulatory requirements if your industry falls into that category.
- Running unsupported software poses a significant security risk to your business as no new security patches will be released to fix security holes discovered in the software after April 8th.
- Microsoft has stated that customers who don't move away from the Windows XP operating system before it's retired face a 66% increase in malware attacks.
- XP's retirement will be a hacker heaven — they'll be standing by to attack as soon as Microsoft retires Windows XP.
- Cybercriminals are expected to head into overdrive in releasing exploits of vulnerabilities.
- Organizations who keep XP in place as a primary operating system are painting a big bull's eye on their computers and networks.
- No matter if your an existing client or not, we can help you assess your risk, recommend the best course of action, and help with your migration to a new operating system.
- Need to stay on XP to run certain applications in a secure environment? We can virtualize your IT environment in our cloud with and provide isolation from the Internet and malware.
- We can provide help desk support to handle the software updates and training to support your end-users with the migration to a new operating system.
No matter if you engage our services or not, make sure you have a plan for Windows XP in your organization after April 8th and if you have questions feel free to have a quick chat - 612-339-0838.
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