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Perhaps "Windows Embedded" is involved somewhere in the control loop, it is a huge industry but not that well-known to the public;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Embedded_Industry

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_IoT




We do ATM's - it runs on Windows IOT - before that it was OS/2.


Any info on whether this Crowdstrike Falcon crap is used here?


Fortunately for us not at all although we use it on our desktops - my work laptop had a BSOD on Friday morning, but it recovered.


According to reports the ATMs of some banks also showed the BSOD which surprised me; i wouldn't have thought such "embedded" devices needed any type of "third-party online updates".


Security for a device that can issue cash is kind of important.




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