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To: rarestia

You know something, I don’t like veiled threats.


51 posted on 03/17/2016 5:18:34 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so that others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

I KNOW that you’re using XP, because you’ve broadcasted that.
I KNOW that support for XP stopped in April of 2014.
I KNOW that there are no fewer than 12 exploitable holes in the Windows XP kernel that are actively compromised on a regular basis.

I’m an IT professional and have worked in white hat hacking to provide vulnerability reports to security professional, so yes, I absolutely know something. I can tell you with 100% certainty that your machine is vulnerable. There’s literally NOTHING you can do to protect yourself if you’re using XP. There’s no third-party software. There’s no anti-virus, anti-malware, anti-anything that will keep your machine safe. XP can’t use the latest security ciphers (TLS1.2) or use the latest certificate signature algorithms (SHA256+). That means that it doesn’t matter what you do, what browser you use, etc., you are browsing the web unsecured.

I’m trying to help you understand that tech people don’t see you as some martyr for a cause (i.e. “You can pry XP from my cold dead hands!”), we see you as a stubborn fool for continuing to use an operating system that is publicly, globally understood to be a sink for hackers.

Take it for what you want, Mene, seriously. I’m not threatening you, I’m trying to help you. If you want dismiss my warnings, caveat emptor.


54 posted on 03/17/2016 5:41:18 AM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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