Indian banks must have a quarter of their ATMs running a modern OS by September this year, a half by December, three-quarters by March next year, and all ATMs by June 2019. Indian banks have a year to update all ATM OSes RBI wants banks to move to a newer, 'supported OS' by June 2019. Of all the proposed security measures, the one that's going to cause the biggest headaches is the one that mandates that all banks use a supported OS for their ATMs.Ĭurrently, most ATMs across India (and all over the world) run Windows XP, an operating system that Microsoft retired in 2014. RBI forces banks to disable ATM USB ports, set up BIOS passwordīanks have two months at their disposal, until August 2018, to implement basic security features for ATMs, such as setting a BIOS password, disabling USB ports, disabling the OS auto-run facility, applying the latest OS security patches, setting up a time-based admin access calendar, and more.Īnti-skimming measures are to be implemented by March 2019, according to a copy of the notification obtained by Bleeping Computer. The notification provides a detailed timeline and deadlines for upgrading the country's ATM network. This order is part of a notification RBI officials sent to Indian banks on Thursday, June 21. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the country's s central banking authority, told local banks to update all ATMs still running Windows XP to a newer operating system by June 2019, or face regulatory sanctions.

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