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April 1, 2014

Does end of Windows XP support mean major security risk for ATMs?

NCR, the nation's largest supplier of ATMs, estimates that 95 percent of the cash machines run Windows XP and only 20 to 30 percent will be fixed before the deadline.


http://www.cbsnews.com/news/end-of-windows-xp-support-could-mean-major-security-risk-for-atms/
April 1, 2014

What is your delightful obscure word of the day ?

Mine is:

defenestration

Definition of DEFENESTRATION

1
: a throwing of a person or thing out of a W_I_N_D_O_W

2
: a usually swift dismissal or expulsion (as from a political party or office)
— de·fen·es·trate transitive verb
Origin of DEFENESTRATION

de- + Latin fenestra window
First Known Use: 1620


http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defenestration

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