Originally Posted by
Jimlad1
...Be cautious of bad news from mates, its usually hyperbole - but posting it on open forum infested with journalists not really most sensible thing you could do now is it?
It doesn't take much. Guess which national daily published this for its gullible readership?
A more factual report:
Numerous media reports have claimed HMS Queen Elizabeth is vulnerable to cyber attack because she uses Windows XP, that is not the case. The earlier rumours seem to have stemmed from a comedy wallpaper on the laptop owned by an engineer that was visible on a recent documentary while the later rumours again seen to have stemmed from a background on a laptop coupled [with] the Defence Secretary not being particularly knowledgeable on naval operating systems.
“The MoD can confirm that Windows XP will not be used by any onboard system when the ship becomes operational, this also applies to HMS Prince of Wales.”