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Vladimir Putin ‘s computers still run Windows XP, Media reports

Security Affairs

Microsoft Windows 10 is only allowed only for government systems that don’t manage secret information. “Windows XP, released in 2001, was the last Microsoft operating system given the green light for use on official Russian government computers, the Open Media website reported, citing defence ministry documents.”

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Weekly podcast: 2018 end-of-year roundup

IT Governance

In more light-hearted news, Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant unsettled users by randomly laughing , which, somewhat unsurprisingly, caused many Twitter users to draw comparisons with HAL 9000 refusing to open the pod bay doors in 2001: A Space Odyssey. The NIS Directive was enacted in the UK as the NIS Regulations on 10 May.