The end of the support of Windows XP also drives them ATMs that are known to run with its ancient operating system Microsoft. Will Banks change operating systems in ATMs?
Η επικείμενη λήξη της υποστήριξης των Windows XP από την Microsoft Corp μπορεί να συμπαρασύρει και την ασφάλεια των συναλλαγών μέσω των ATM, αφού σε Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες και πολλές ακόμα χώρες (και στην Ελλάδα) πολλά συστήματα αυτόματης ανάληψης μετρητών. H Microsoft θα υποστηρίζει τα Windows 7 επί 6 χρόνια.Hardware, software, drivers και προσωπικό για τα Windows XP θα αρχίσουν να σπανίζουν, αυξάνοντας το κόστος της διατήρησης των συστημάτων στην 13χρονη έκδοση των Windows.
With the transition to Windows 7, the Automated Teller Machines they will acquire the ability to operate with touch - by touching more than one finger (touch and multitouch), the ability to switch screens by dragging the finger (swipe), the input orders with various gestures, and scrolling up and down extensive reports, selecting objects, rotating, zooming-in and zooming-out and more. This means that the change will be visible on a Windows 7 Automated Teller Machine.
Upon the end of XP support on April 8, ATMs become potentially vulnerable to security loopholes that will be discovered, but patches will not be available for them, with the bank assume responsibility for transaction confidentiality.
If you want to ask your bank's customer service what operating system their ATMs use, we wish you... good luck!
Typically, they will refer you to the store responsible for the particular one ATM that you want to use. If we have newer ones, we'll let you know.
