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Originally Posted by esc
As a security guy, I'm going to have to disagree here. I'd be _very_ reluctant to put XP on any network that touches the internet. Your attack surface is large, well documented, and so vast it requires an entire OS rewrite, which is exactly what they did.
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Windows is one big vulnerable hacking target. XP has more vulnerabilities than later versions but there can still be several layers of protection including updated software, google e-mail filtering and a good anti-virus program. I was able to keep viruses out and didn't suffer from identity or credit card theft even though I was on the internet (not using Explorer or Outlook). Could dedicated professional hackers get into my XP computer or intercept data transmissions? Probably. The NSA already has backdoors provided for it and probably has all my info on their drives already. If my computer was used for business or I was a politician not aware of top secret data then I would want better security than what M$ can provide.