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On the NHS tech team? Weep at ugly WannaCry post-mortem, smile as Health dept outlines plan

Lysenko

Re: The NHS

Any software upgrade requires us to prove that it is safe. According to our regulator we aren't allowed to let Microsoft roll out updates to our machines until we have checked them. However cybersecurity updates have to be installed immediately.

Presumably, this means that you discontinued new product development using embedded Windows a decade or so ago and this is a legacy tail problem that will diminish as your newer Linux/OpenBSD/FreeRTOS replacements progressively come online?

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