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The Ultra-Legacy Problem - Systems so old...
- — Nov. 26, 2012, 6:53 p.m.
"That application is so old..." may sound like the start of a hilarious IT joke, but trust me if you've ever had to deal with one of these ultra-legacy systems - systems 10, 15, or more years old - then it's no laughing matter. In this post I'll discuss some of the issues with ultra-legacy systems...
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Incident handling is a vast topic, but here are a few tips for you to consider in your incident response. I hope you never have to use them, but the odds are at some point you will and I hope being ready saves you pain (or your job!).
- Have an incident response plan.
- Pre-define your incident response team
- Define your approach: watch and learn or contain and recover.
- Pre-distribute call cards.
- Forensic and incident response data capture.
- Get your users on-side.
- Know how to report crimes and engage law enforcement.
- Practice makes perfect.
Warning: Tips for secure mobile holiday shopping
I’m dating myself, but I remember when holiday shopping involved pouring through ads in the Sunday paper, placing actual phone calls from tethered land lines to research product stock and availability, and actually driving places to pick things up. Now, holiday shoppers can do all of that from a smartphone or tablet in a few seconds, but there are some security pitfalls to be aware of.
