Microsoft’s plans to discontinue support of Windows XP operating system next year are critical to all sectors. After April 8, 2014, Microsoft will no longer be issuing updates and security patches to address XP vulnerabilities. Security experts say once support for XP ends, hackers’ asking price for a zero-day exploit will easily double. Some 70 percent of business PCs running XP have successfully transitioned to Windows 7, Ovum’s research says. The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council has issued an XP alert to banks and credit unions.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/what-happens-when-windows-xp-support-ends-a-6129