In this case, Microsoft is playing the role of a patient parent: Warning of the consequences, following through, but also protecting the child before he or she hurts itself. We absolutely do.”īut Hall also offered the expected words of warning: “Just because this update is out now doesn’t mean you should stop thinking about getting off Windows XP and moving to a newer version of Windows and the latest version of Internet Explorer,” she wrote.
Unfortunately this is a sign of the times and this is not to say we don’t take these reports seriously.
The reality is there have been a very small number of attacks based on this particular vulnerability and concerns were, frankly, overblown. “We made this exception based on the proximity to the end of support for Windows XP.
“Even though Windows XP is no longer supported by Microsoft and is past the time we normally provide security updates, we’ve decided to provide an update for all versions of Windows XP (including embedded), today,” Hall wrote.
