Hidden risk of cybercrime for older software

Many of today’s businesses rely on old software, written in code from a time before today’s cyber crimes existed.

Your applications could potentially be written in programming languages no longer used or taught, making them ideal for malicious attacks.

Antivirus programs don’t offer enough protection as few cater to ageing systems, and the majority on the market do not scan inactive code—the points where legacy systems are most vulnerable.

• A full code review and audit to assess the risks
• Identify and eliminate inactive code
• Document changes – critical to protecting the integrity of the system
• Re-evaluate the processes associated with changes to business rules
• Apply the least privilege principle and apply strong passwords - legacy systems tend to allow far weaker passwords than required by today's standards
• View security as a continuous process as opposed to a one-off fix
• Maintain security patches to keep the system up-to-date with the latest vulnerability fixes