Over 30% of point-of-sale computers within the retail and hospitality industries currently run Windows XP. From this day forward, computers running XP are vulnerable to security threats, viruses and hackers. If retailers and restaurants dont upgrade or switch their POS solutions, the mass credit card breach could become the norm. The recent Target and Neiman-Marcus security hacks has left the industry paralyzed, but now more than ever is the time for companies to arm themselves with actionable information to prevent this from happening again.”]
Source: https://informationsecuritybuzz.com/articles/xps-end-support-means-retailers-restaurants/