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How Safe are Government Computers?
KingOfBLASH asks: "Recently, when I was in the local City Court to protest a parking ticket, I noticed that all of the computers were running Windows (some as old as Windows 95!), and there were definitely network cables snaked around them. The City Hall suffers from the same affliction. Given that some of these computers have passed the End of Life for support, and there are a number of known exploits, how safe our government computers? What damage could be done if they were attacked?" It would be interesting to note if it's just local governments that may be running lower-than-expected tech or regional governments, as well. It would also be worthwhile to hear how governments outside the US compare to their American counterparts.
Public computer, public toilet. City Hall *says* they are clean. Who am I to argue?
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
Hey who in here reading things like this hasn't been added to that list? ;-)
What damage could be done if they were attacked?
If anyone wants to take the chance of finding out how secure they are, can you get rid of those pesky parking tickets in my name?