@Tim_G said in Microsoft is expected to release another 2003/XP patch:

@IRJ said in Microsoft is expected to release another 2003/XP patch:

A nasty vulnerability has been recently identified in 2003/XP. The exploit does not require any credentials and should be considered highly critical. Credible security sources are indicating that Microsoft is expected to release the patch sometime today.

https://blog.fortinet.com/2017/05/11/deep-analysis-of-esteemaudit

I wonder if any other software vendors are releasing updates for versions that are a decade and a half old?

IBM does.

@milnesy said:

@thanksaj Problem is, they're a school district with little, if any, funding for IT. Backups are always an afterthought.

What they need to see is that whatever budget there is, is the budget. Skipping backup planning is like taking the budget and spending it on things they can't afford. It's the business equivalent of knowing you have to pay rent for the month AND pay for food but going out to eat every night and not being able to make rent and then saying "meh, who needs shelter, it's not like the weather ever gets bad."

It's called a budget for a reason. They need to take the money that they have and figure out what they can do with it. If there isn't money for backups, there isn't money for anything. What's really happening is that they blew the budget and hoped that they wouldn't get caught.