Re: Remaining XP Machines

["Mertz, Brian E" <bmertz () ILLINOIS EDU>]

We are moving forward with what I would consider a fairly ambitious plan of blocking network access for XP machines 
starting either on the EOL date of April 8, or the next day (April 9). I’m not sure on the exact date that the filters 
are going to be put in place, but we are most definitely keeping XP machines off of our wired network, our wireless, 
and our VPN.

Needless to say, we have already begun notifying specific XP users and the campus community on the whole about this 
upcoming change.

I would be extremely interested in hearing what communications tools other schools are using if they are also 
aggressively blocking XP instances from their network. This includes catchy XP End of Life slogans if such things 
exist. :)

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Brian Mertz
Chief Communications Officer
Campus Information Technologies and Informational Services (CITES)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
bmertz () illinois edu<mailto:bmertz () illinois edu>
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Subject: [SECURITY] Remaining XP Machines

Hi All,

I was wondering if you have determined how you will handle any XP machines that have not been removed or upgraded after 
the EOL?  Do you plan on denying them access to the network using technical controls?  If so, how long a period after 
the EOL are you planning on implementing such controls?

Thanks,
Chris

Chris Bohlk, CISSP, C|EH
Pace University
Information Security Officer
Information Technology Services (ITS)
235 Elm Road, West Hall 212A
Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510
(914)923-2649  Office