Why are some Secondary Schools still on Windows 7?

[free780]

Thanks for all the replies.

Yes it seems to be non IT leadership not caring about IT security.

 

Until something bad happens.

 

In the last few months the importance of IT is been paramount. Equally the bad guys have upped their game. Ransomware is on the rise.

Education can no longer bury its head in the sand.

 

When I started in educational IT we used XP and manually changed per user settings and copied profiles.

We used HD Guard thinking we would be protected from Malware.

 

We got conficker and it spread across our network.

 

I have no hesitation in querying a schools choices in terms of not implementing adequate IT Security.

Ultimately Schools/Colleges/Universities are Medium/Large Businesses.

Either automation and compliance happen or more staff are required to manage the risk.

 

I don't believe education should be 3/5 years behind the rest of the world.

It should be current to prepare students for the world today and tomorrow.

 

OK. Rant over.

[ITGURU]

This!

 

 

 

You can have the best people in the world but if the school has no money then you cannot invest in good hardware.

 

If I couldn't invest in IT to keep systems up to date/secure/resilient then I wouldn't be working at that place!

[mavhc]

Seemingly the old company running the place couldn't apparently get WSUS or SCCM to work

 

That's the real problem, companies taking money off schools and giving bad service in return. And leaders not knowing if they're being ripped off or not.

 

Government should be auditing what their money is being spent on.