Year: 2025

Published on July 18, 2025

via Mark Wilson and Planet Mainframe It’s high time we acknowledged that mainframe data loss is far more than a security problem. It’s fundamentally a business problem. As the old saying goes, prevention is better than cure. This applies to data loss and cyber attacks…

Published on July 17, 2025

via The HIPAA Journal  Healthcare compliance software is a comprehensive management tool that helps chief compliance officers to effectively oversee compliance efforts across their organization’s facilities, by proactively managing risk, streamlining workflows, improving collaboration, and demonstrating the achievement of compliance objectives to stakeholders. What Are The Benefits…

Published on July 11, 2025

via Penney Berryman and Planet Mainframe Globally, 1969 was a noteworthy year – socially, politically, and technologically. Significant moments included: First humans landed and walked on the Moon, catapulting space exploration forward  Beatles released the Abbey Road album, a landmark and final album  First computer-to-computer…

Published on June 27, 2025

via Phil Muncaster and Infosecurity Magazine Over half (54%) of global financial institutions experienced cyber-attacks last year in which data was destroyed by adversaries, according to a new report from Contrast Security. The runtime security specialist claimed in its Modern Bank Heists Report 2025 that the figure…

Published on June 11, 2025

via Steve Alder and The HIPAA Journal The HIPAA Journal has compiled healthcare data breach statistics from October 2009, when the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) started publishing summaries of healthcare data breaches on its website. This page is…

Published on May 30, 2025

via Tom Spring and SC Media Compromised identities now account for one-third of security incidents, and more than 90% of organizations reported multiple identity-related breaches in the last year—an urgent backdrop for what comes next. Enter Identiverse 2025—a four-day deep dive into the technologies, strategies, and…

Published on May 23, 2025

via Davey Winder and Forbes In just the last few months, I have reported on confirmed lists of stolen passwords being made available on the dark web and in criminal forums that have risen from 800 million to 1.7 billion and even as high as 2.1 billion, mainly thanks to the…

Published on May 15, 2025

via Ernestas Naprys and CyberNews A new study of over 19 billion newly exposed passwords manifests a widespread weak password reuse crisis. Lazy keyboard patterns, such as 123456, still reign supreme, and 94% of passwords are reused or duplicated, data leaks from 2024-2025 reveal. Names like…

Published on May 8, 2025

via Michael Curry and CIO The future of enterprise IT will be powered by AI, automation, and hybrid cloud. But it should also include the best of the mainframe, including its valuable data. The mainframe is no longer a system to modernize away from, but a critical…

Published on May 1, 2025

via Amanda Hendley and Planet Mainframe In an era where environmental consciousness is not just a corporate social responsibility but a business imperative, sustainable IT is in the solar-powered spotlight. As companies seek to reduce their carbon footprints, the efficiency and longevity of IT infrastructure play…