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There are Windows computers in there. They are not connected to any outside network "to be safe". Therefore they are protected, even protected from updates. Sof
by froh42 10y ago
There are Windows computers in there. They are not connected to any outside network "to be safe". Therefore they are protected, even protected from updates. Software that runs on them is validated for that specific OS version with a specific state of updates applied.
Regulations say you can't just ran any random device (including software) there, that's unsafe.
Unfortunately regulations weren't being made with PCs in mind where anybody can plug in an infected USB stick. Or needs to in case he's a service technician. (Yes, those ports are not available for "anybody" who is there, but somebody needs to install software on those machines).
There are things I have seen I wish I could unsee to feel safe.
- Grishnakh 10y agoThey shouldn't be using Windows at all. Whoever had that idea should be thrown in jail for attempted mass murder. Keeping Windows off a network doesn't make it safe: Stuxnet proved that. Windows has no business being used in any application that is life or safety critical. Its license even says so. Doing so should be a crime. There are much better OSes out there for this kind of thing: just ask anyone who builds jet aircraft.