The ATM system in Vietnam, mostly powered by Windows XP, is stilloperating safely and has so far faced no security risks after Microsoftretired the operating system early this month, the country’s centralbank announced on April 22.
On April 8, Microsoft officiallyended support for the Windows XP platform, meaning users of theoperating system will no longer receive security updates from the UStech giant, said a report on the Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper.
Computers running Windows XP are still working but have become morevulnerable to security risks and viruses. This is particularly dangerousfor the computer systems of banks and other services that requireheightened security.
In Vietnam, people are worried about thesecurity and safety of the ATM system following the retirement of the12-year-old operating system.
But the State Bank of Vietnam(SBV), in an announcement released on April 22 afternoon, reassuredpeople concerned about the alleged risks that the automatic tellermachines are running a different version of Windows XP with specificfeatures to facilitate the ATM operations and guarantee security.
Internet connections to the machines are particularly supervised bythe banks’ network systems, thus mitigating the risks of networkcompromises, according to the SBV.
“Besides, banks have alsoimplemented other security solutions to prevent themselves from hackerand malware attacks,” the central bank said.
The SBV, however, also requested that banks take advanced security measures to ensure the safety of their ATMs.-VNA
On April 8, Microsoft officiallyended support for the Windows XP platform, meaning users of theoperating system will no longer receive security updates from the UStech giant, said a report on the Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper.
Computers running Windows XP are still working but have become morevulnerable to security risks and viruses. This is particularly dangerousfor the computer systems of banks and other services that requireheightened security.
In Vietnam, people are worried about thesecurity and safety of the ATM system following the retirement of the12-year-old operating system.
But the State Bank of Vietnam(SBV), in an announcement released on April 22 afternoon, reassuredpeople concerned about the alleged risks that the automatic tellermachines are running a different version of Windows XP with specificfeatures to facilitate the ATM operations and guarantee security.
Internet connections to the machines are particularly supervised bythe banks’ network systems, thus mitigating the risks of networkcompromises, according to the SBV.
“Besides, banks have alsoimplemented other security solutions to prevent themselves from hackerand malware attacks,” the central bank said.
The SBV, however, also requested that banks take advanced security measures to ensure the safety of their ATMs.-VNA
