Security complacency: is your mainframe at risk?
This has been a fine summer. And I’m not talking about the weather: I mean the whopping fines proposed for…
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Ill winds: Why Mainframe Security Should be Heading Your 2021 Priorities List
It’s an ill wind that blows no good, and profits nobody. That old nautical phrase popped into my head when I first heard about the SolarWinds supply chain compromise. We’ll return to that later, and its implications. But first I…
Lost in translation? Why mainframers and non-mainframers need to communicate
In today’s connected world and with security high on the agenda, IT people across the enterprise have to understand each…
Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
Or: We need to talk about mainframe hacking There’s an elephant in the room says Mark Wilson. It’s mainframe-sized, at…
Solo: A Mainframe Story (Special Edition)
In today’s world, it's almost impossible for any mainframe operations to work solo: going it alone in terms of the…
The mainframe strikes back
With the mainframe’s star in the ascendancy yet again, we need to seize the opportunities presented while recognizing the risks,…