Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) Australia is urging companies that haven’t migrated off the Windows XP operating system (OS) to start doing so because they are at increased risk of network vulnerability.
The ending of Windows XP support in April 2014 combined with slow log in times led Australian oil and gas producer Santos (ASX: STO) to start its Windows 7 migration.
The Business Software Alliance Australia — a group which represents software companies on intellectual property issues — has called for government to create specialised cyber cops who would track down software pirates and bring them to justice.