And in a week where the world is grappling with the consequences of just how vulnerable computers are is this joyous nugget of news: more Australians are using Windows XP than Windows 8.1, even though support for the former was officially canned years ago.
By now, you'll know all about WannaCry - a ransomware attack that ran rampant late last week and over the weekend. While ransomware attacks suck - they can cost a lot to recover from whether you measure that in ransoms or time lost in recovery - the worrying thing about WannaCry was the attitude of many organisations when it comes to updates and patching.
A report by the ACT Auditor General, reported by ITNews has found the territory's government is trusted a bunch of sensitive information on systems that are either close to end-of-life or unsupported. I've seen this in businesses, large and small, many times over the years. But would you do it?
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