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DBSchenker and many logistic companies are still running Windows XP on some legacy PC. I have encountered one PC had ransomware too.
by proyb2 9y ago
DBSchenker and many logistic companies are still running Windows XP on some legacy PC. I have encountered one PC had ransomware too.
- nulagrithom 9y agoI'm in the intermodal industry. CEO likes to say that transportation is about 10 years behind technology, and intermodal is 5 years behind that. We have the security posture of a wet sock.
- fiftyacorn 9y agoHasnt the shipping market tanked in recent years so prob no money to update systems
- 6thsurvivor 9y agoit tanked because maersk dropped rates and made the triple-E (worlds largest container ship) and no one has resources to compete or even get close to the prices
- lb1lf 9y agoThat it has, like you wouldn't believe - basically, Mærsk and a few other giants have fought over who will be the last man standing. The market is (weakly) starting to improve, though.
- jaclaz 9y agoAny actual connection between this malware and XP? Last time (WannaCry) after the usual initial "you should update" choir, it seemingly came out that after all it was not as vulnerable as initially thought: https://blog.kryptoslogic.com/malware/2017/05/29/two-weeks-later.html https://blog.kryptoslogic.com/malware/2017/05/29/two-weeks-l... At least the computers running XP did not contribute to spread the malware in that case.