Topic: Legacy Systems
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The Hidden Cost of Losing Cybersecurity Experts
The departure of experienced cybersecurity professionals creates a critical vulnerability by eroding institutional memory and seasoned judgment, which directly weakens defenses and slows incident response. Mentorship is a reciprocal, strategic practice that builds team capability, sharpens a ment...
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Find and Fix Internal Vulnerabilities with Detectify Scanning
Detectify's new Internal Scanning solution extends security testing to private networks, addressing the visibility gap and allowing organizations to efficiently find and fix vulnerabilities in internal applications. The solution uses advanced proprietary technology, including a crawling engine po...
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Open Science in Cybersecurity: Real-World Impact
Scientific research environments prioritize system availability over strict confidentiality, requiring a fundamental shift from standard enterprise cybersecurity models to balance data protection with global collaboration. A key challenge is securing legacy and custom-built scientific infrastruct...
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Modernize Legacy Systems with AI: 5 Key Strategies
Legacy systems create significant technical debt, blocking AI adoption and innovation, but forward-thinking leaders are now using AI itself to modernize these outdated infrastructures. Generic AI tools often fail with complex legacy code, as seen when initial attempts with models like ChatGPT pro...
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AI Outpaces Enterprise Security Controls
Rapid AI adoption is outpacing security and governance, creating a critical gap between technological ambition and the operational controls needed for safe, scalable deployment. Infrastructure readiness is a major bottleneck, with legacy systems struggling to support AI at scale, leading to slow ...
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Crack Weak Admin Passwords in 12 Hours with Mandiant's New Tool
Mandiant has released a free, public database that can crack passwords protected by the outdated NTLMv1 hash algorithm in under 12 hours using consumer hardware, dramatically lowering the barrier for attackers. The tool is a precomputed rainbow table hosted on Google Cloud, enabling the quick rev...
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Enterprise Security's Triple Threat: Cybercrime, AI, and Supply Chains
The cybersecurity landscape is defined by a triple threat from advanced cybercrime, the dual risks and benefits of artificial intelligence, and pervasive supply chain vulnerabilities, forcing a strategic shift in defense. AI is both a critical security tool for detection and response and a major ...
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Secure Your Shipyard: Modern OT Security for Major Projects
The fluid, project-based nature of shipbuilding, with its rotating contractors and temporary systems, creates a constantly shifting threat surface that defies traditional static perimeter security models. Securing legacy operational technology (OT) that cannot be patched requires a focus on passi...
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21-Year-Old Dropouts Raise $2M for Nonprofit Fintech Givefront
Givefront, a fintech startup founded by young college dropouts, has raised $2 million to build a financial platform exclusively for nonprofits, aiming to modernize their outdated systems. The company pivoted to focus on cards and spend management as an easier entry point for nonprofits, different...
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Microsoft Retires Decades-Old Security Threat
Microsoft is removing the deprecated and cryptographically broken RC4 encryption cipher from Windows, ending a major security vulnerability exploited in high-profile attacks like Kerberoasting. The RC4 cipher, integrated into Active Directory in 2000, remained a default fallback for decades despi...
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Henkel CISO: The Messy Reality of Legacy Factory Monitoring
Modern smart factories face unique cybersecurity risks due to the convergence of legacy equipment and cloud platforms, requiring comprehensive visibility, local autonomy, and strict vendor accountability to build resilience. A critical vulnerability is the over-reliance on single points of failur...
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Why AI Agents Didn't Dominate in 2025: A 'Timeless' Story
The widespread adoption of AI agents in 2025 failed to meet predictions, as most companies struggled with foundational issues like outdated legacy systems and a lack of strategic planning. Key implementation hurdles include poorly organized data architecture that hinders AI functionality and a la...
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Secure Energy Operations: Password & Continuity Management
Energy infrastructure faces a unique cybersecurity challenge: it must enforce strong authentication to prevent catastrophic physical disruptions, while ensuring 24/7 operational continuity where strict policies can be dangerous. The sector is under increasing threat from sophisticated attacks, an...
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Businesses Lag as Quantum Computing's Deadline Nears
There is a major disconnect between organizational awareness of quantum computing threats and concrete preparedness, with nearly all businesses lacking a formal roadmap for migrating to post-quantum cryptography. Despite high confidence, most organizations have no formal plan and face significant...
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Your Critical Infrastructure Is at Risk - Act Now
Outdated and unsupported technology in critical national infrastructure creates predictable vulnerabilities that are regularly exploited, undermining national resilience and public safety. The healthcare sector is the most exposed due to its reliance on obsolete systems, with high risks also in w...
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Embrace Cloud Patching: Why SCCM & WSUS Are Outdated
Traditional patch management systems like SCCM and WSUS are inadequate for hybrid and remote work, as they rely on outdated network perimeters and VPN connectivity, leaving devices unpatched and vulnerable. The deprecation of WSUS introduces risks with persistent issues such as database corruptio...
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Space Force's New Naming Scheme Ushers in New Era
The United States Space Force is implementing a new formal naming system for its orbital and ground-based assets to create a streamlined, memorable identity distinct from bureaucratic acronyms. This system, outlined in Space Force Instruction 16-403, uses letters to denote mission and operating r...
Read More » CMOs at a Crossroads: The End of Digital Marketing as We Know It
CMOs face a critical transformation as traditional digital marketing channels like search and social media become obsolete due to generative AI, requiring a complete strategic rebuild from a zero base. Current personalization tactics are eroding customer trust and leading to negative outcomes, ne...
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Checkout.com donates ransom to charity after data breach
Checkout.com experienced a data breach when the ShinyHunters cybercrime group accessed a legacy cloud storage system, but the company has refused to pay the ransom. The compromised data includes internal documents and customer onboarding materials from 2020 and earlier, affecting a minority of cu...
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US Agencies Still Vulnerable to Critical Cisco Flaws
CISA issued an emergency directive for U.S. federal agencies to patch two actively exploited Cisco vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-20333 and CVE-2025-20362), as many devices were incorrectly reported as secure. These vulnerabilities enable remote code execution and privilege escalation, and are linked ...
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Breaking Down Marketing Silos: Why Data Disconnects Persist
Marketing organizations struggle with disconnected data and silos that reduce AI effectiveness and disrupt customer experiences, stemming from structural and cultural issues. Technical obstacles like legacy systems, integration complexities, and scalability issues hinder data unification, requiri...
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Twitter's Final Remnants Are Vanishing from X
X is phasing out the Twitter.com domain, requiring users with physical security keys or passkeys to re-enroll them by November 10 to avoid account lockouts and potential sale of abandoned profiles. This change affects only Yubikeys and passkeys, not other 2FA methods, and is necessary because the...
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The Critical Role of Password Security in Cybersecurity
Password security remains critical despite advanced threats, with stolen credentials involved in nearly half of all breaches, highlighting the need for robust management strategies. Weaknesses stem from hybrid IT environments, forgotten legacy accounts, and predictable user behaviors like simple ...
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Oceania's Tech Pros Brace for AI Risks, Rules, and Resilience
Technology leaders in Australia and New Zealand are prioritizing AI risks, sophisticated cyber threats, and regulatory demands for 2026, amid workforce shortages and rapid technological change. Generative AI and large language models are the dominant technology trend, yet only 8% of organizations...
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Neato Vacuums Lose Smart Features After Cloud Shutdown
Vorwerk Group is permanently shutting down Neato's cloud services, disabling the MyNeato app and remote functionality for its robot vacuums, forcing users to rely on manual operation. The shutdown, occurring earlier than the promised five-year support period, is attributed to evolving cybersecuri...
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Secure Your Data Offline with Acronis Cyber Protect Local
Acronis Cyber Protect Local is an all-in-one on-premises platform that integrates data backup, cybersecurity, and endpoint management for IT and OT environments, ensuring data sovereignty and reducing complexity. It supports legacy systems and modern hypervisors, offering broad compatibility, AI-...
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Neato's Cloud Shutdown Traps Robot Vacuums in Manual Mode
Neato robot vacuums have lost remote control and scheduling capabilities due to the permanent shutdown of their cloud services, forcing users to rely solely on manual operation via physical buttons. The discontinuation was attributed to evolving cybersecurity requirements and compliance regulatio...
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Microsoft's 2025 Cyberdefense Report: The New Rules of Engagement
AI is fundamentally reshaping cybersecurity by empowering attackers to refine methods, automate operations, and overwhelm traditional defenses, with nation-state actors increasingly leveraging AI for phishing, vulnerability identification, and malware modification. Identity has become the primary...
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Secure Your Smart Building: Why Intelligence Demands Protection
Smart buildings offer convenience through automated systems but face serious cybersecurity risks, as criminals can exploit vulnerabilities to control essential functions like HVAC and security. The rapid growth of the smart building market is accompanied by outdated systems and protocols, with ma...
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The Password Problem We Still Haven't Solved
Identity-related breaches persist due to basic vulnerabilities like reused passwords and insufficient verification, allowing attackers prolonged network access. Passwords remain the dominant authentication method despite intentions to go passwordless, hindered by legacy systems and diverse enviro...
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Chipmind Raises $2.5M to Launch AI Agents for Faster Chip Production
Chipmind has raised $2.5 million in pre-seed funding to develop AI agents that automate semiconductor design and verification, potentially saving engineers up to 40% of their time. Its AI agents are uniquely customized with clients' proprietary data and integrate into existing workflows, offering...
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YC Alum Cercli Raises $12M for AI-Powered HR Platform in MENA
Cercli, a Dubai-based startup founded by former Careem executives, has raised $12 million in Series A funding to address disconnected enterprise software in MENA with its unified, AI-native platform. The company is undergoing a complete AI-first rebuild, leading to a tenfold revenue surge and pro...
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Rethink Network Visibility for Australia's Critical Infrastructure
Government agencies in Australia and the Asia Pacific face escalating cybersecurity threats due to the deep integration of digital and physical infrastructure, making public services like transportation and healthcare prime targets for sophisticated attacks. The convergence of IT and OT systems, ...
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Healthcare's Silent Cybersecurity Crisis
Healthcare organizations significantly underestimate their cybersecurity vulnerabilities despite facing increasingly sophisticated digital threats, creating a dangerous gap between perceived and actual security readiness. The reliance on technology for clinical outcomes means cybersecurity breach...
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Interactive, Port Phillip Partner to Future-Proof Community Services
The City of Port Phillip migrated its aging IT systems from a heritage-listed building to a secure, scalable cloud environment in partnership with Interactive, ensuring uninterrupted community services. The migration overcame infrastructure limitations and included rapid troubleshooting, such as ...
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Power Mind Inc. Boosts Productivity with UiPath AI
Power Mind Inc. developed NeuraBots.ai, an automation platform built on UiPath, to streamline workflows across its subsidiaries, addressing productivity challenges and achieving significant cost savings. The solution automated over 170 processes in areas like bid management and payroll, enhancing...
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Media Giants Make Major Tech Breakthroughs
Streaming's rapid growth forces media companies to adopt technology for multi-platform content distribution, audience engagement, and transparent cross-channel optimization to stay competitive. Media firms are prioritizing practical AI and automation to handle repetitive tasks, manage increased w...
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Cybersecurity's Triple Threat: AI, Quantum, Geopolitics
Geopolitical tensions and emerging threats are elevating cybersecurity to a top strategic priority, prompting organizations to reassess infrastructure and partnerships. Despite increased budgets and AI investments, low confidence in resilience persists due to legacy systems, reactive spending, an...
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Crafting an Effective Healthcare Cybersecurity Strategy
Focus on foundational cybersecurity controls like vulnerability management and network segmentation to maximize protection with limited resources, as they offer high-impact risk reduction. Cultivate a strong cybersecurity culture through staff training, making the workforce a cost-effective first...
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Sumerge Unveils Real-Time Personalization at Riyadh Data Streaming Event
Sumerge demonstrated how real-time personalization is transforming customer interactions and driving significant revenue growth for businesses. The approach shifts from reactive service to proactive engagement using event-driven architectures, enabling companies to anticipate needs and build deep...
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Zoom Phone Hits 10M Users, Reshaping Business Communication
Zoom Phone has reached over ten million users, marking a significant shift from traditional phone systems to integrated, AI-enhanced communication platforms. The platform's growth reflects a broader industry move towards cloud-first, unified systems that support remote work and offer enterprise-l...
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Create Connected Data Ecosystems for AI at Scale
Modern integration platforms transform fragmented IT systems into streamlined data pipelines, enabling scalable artificial intelligence by creating connected data ecosystems. These platforms address the critical need for seamless, real-time data connectivity to support AI models, which require cl...
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Millions Still Use Windows 10 as Support Deadline Nears
Windows 10 support ends on October 14, 2025, leaving systems without security updates and vulnerable to cyberattacks, with over 40% of global endpoints still using it. Microsoft and security experts urge users to upgrade to Windows 11 or enroll in the Extended Security Update program to maintain ...
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UiPath and Snowflake Partner to Unite Automation and AI
UiPath and Snowflake have formed a partnership to combine their AI and automation technologies, enabling businesses to quickly turn complex data into actionable insights and operational improvements. The integration enhances UiPath Maestro by allowing it to orchestrate a wider range of agents, in...
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AI in Payments: Racing Ahead Without Guardrails, Report Finds
The payments industry widely adopts AI, but 91% of executives express serious concerns about risks like fraud and data leaks, highlighting a gap between innovation and readiness. Trust in AI is low, with 60% of leaders finding current fraud detection tools ineffective, despite over half of organi...
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Nintex Launches Agentic Business Orchestration for AI-Powered Solutions
Nintex has introduced Agentic Business Orchestration, a strategic vision that uses the Nintex CE platform to integrate legacy systems, manual operations, and agentic AI for better process automation and application development. The platform includes new AI actions and a preview of Agent Designer,...
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Oktane 2025: Securing Every Identity, AI, and App
The rise of autonomous AI agents in workflows creates unprecedented security challenges, demanding a unified identity security fabric for protection across all users and applications. Legacy authorization models like OAuth are inadequate for AI agents, leading to security blind spots and user cog...
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Steph Curry's VC Invests in AI to Fix Food Supply Chains
The global food supply chain is inefficient, relying on outdated methods like emails and faxes for orders, which creates bottlenecks and hurts thin profit margins. Burnt, a startup, has secured $3.8 million in seed funding to use AI agents that automate back-office tasks, such as order entry, wit...
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QuProtect R3: Unlock Full Encryption Visibility Across All Systems
QuSecure has launched QuProtect R3, a production-ready platform to simplify the transition to post-quantum cryptography for organizations, offering a streamlined path without operational disruption. The platform includes a free Reconnaissance module that quickly maps cryptographic vulnerabilities...
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Microsoft Entra ID Flaw: The Critical Security Risk You Can't Ignore
Security researcher Dirk-jan Mollema discovered two critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft Entra ID that could allow attackers to gain global administrator privileges across nearly all customer tenants. The flaws, involving legacy components like the Access Control Service and Azure Active Directo...
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