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posted by martyb on Wednesday June 28 2017, @01:07PM   Printer-friendly
from the tried-and-tested dept.

Recently launched and not yet operational, the HMS Queen Elizabeth's computers are running Windows XP.

The ship's officers defend this, claiming that the ship is secure, but the phrasing of their comments suggests that they really don't have a clue:
"It's not the system itself, of course, that's vulnerable, it's the security that surrounds it.
So the security is vulnerable?

"I want to reassure you about Queen Elizabeth, the security around its computer system is properly protected and we don't have any vulnerability on that particular score."

Apparently, where you buy your computers makes Windows XP more secure:
"The ship is well designed and there has been a very, very stringent procurement train that has ensured we are less susceptible to cyber than most."

He added: "We are a very sanitised procurement train. I would say, compared to the NHS buying computers off the shelf, we are probably better than that. If you think more Nasa and less NHS you are probably in the right place."

Didn't they learn from recent events how even air-gapped computers can be compromised?

Also covered at The Register, The Times, and The Guardian.


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  • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Wednesday June 28 2017, @03:36PM

    by Gaaark (41) on Wednesday June 28 2017, @03:36PM (#532490) Journal

    Is this counter-'cyber'.
    Show a picture with winxp in background, then see who is trying to break into a winxp system?

    You know, set up a few CCTV's around the computer with winxp honeypot... thats security, isn't it?

    Check the logs once in a while...

    MEANWHILE, the Russians/Chinese/N.Koreans/some fat guy sitting on a couch slip a few magnetic mines into the water in front of the thing and 'blooooey!!!'

    Let's see MS support THAT blue screen of waterboard death hole in the bow, muthafecka's!

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