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DOGE wants to modernize Social Security’s legacy tech — what could possibly go wrong? – Computerworld
“You can’t just flip a switch one night and expect to be able to upgrade. It takes due diligence, and you have to understand the complexity of the programs,” he added. In light of DOGE’s employee cuts at the agency, Fichtner and Kathleen Romig, director of Social Security and Disability Policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, warned…
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5 Iconic Apps That Define Five Decades of Microsoft’s Legacy
Microsoft is celebrating its Golden Jubilee and on this occasion, we decided to look back upon five of the most significant apps that the tech giant has come out with in every decade since its inception. From Word to Teams, let’s take a recap at how Microsoft changed the digital world, one iconic app at a time. 1. Microsoft Word…
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Banks are persisting with the ‘patch and upgrade’ approach to legacy systems – and it’s swallowing up IT budgets
Banks are spending a staggering 70% of their budgets on maintaining outdated legacy systems, with many using an expensive ‘patch and upgrade’ approach. According to research from RS2, this strategy is soaking up resources, placing significant strain on IT workers, and holding back digital transformation goals across the sector. RS2 said the traditional strategy of patch and upgrade – simply…
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Integrating Low-Code Platforms with Legacy Systems
Low-code platforms accelerate application development and automate business processes. These platforms enable users to create applications with minimal hand-coding, using visual interfaces and pre-built components. Many organizations still rely on legacy systems that have been in use for years or even decades. These legacy systems are deeply embedded and are often difficult to replace due to their complexity, cost, and…
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T-Mobile is raising prices on some of its prized legacy plans
T-Mobile is letting some legacy plan customers know that a price increase is coming, 9to5Google reports. Many Reddit users on r/tmobile said the carrier sent them text messages that their plans will raise by $5 per month per line starting on April 2nd. In an internal memo obtained by CNET, T-Mobile consumer group president Jon Freier says the price increase…
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Legacy ‘Dinosaur’ Languages Are Making a Comeback
Image: Envato/TonyTheTigersSon Legacy programming languages, once thought to be relics of the past, are having a surprising comeback. This month, Fortran, Ada, COBOL, and Delphi all vying for positions in the TIOBE Index top 20. Takeaways from the March TIOBE rankings: Python: Recently named “TIOBE’s programming language of the year 2024” in January by TIOBE CEO Paul Jansen continues its meteoric…
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Accounting firm Legacy Professionals notifies 191K people of data breach that compromised SSNs, health info
Accounting firm Legacy Professionals this week confirmed it notified 190,818 people about an April 2024 data breach that compromised names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, medical treatments, and health insurance info. Ransomware gang LockBit claimed responsibility for the attack in August 2024, when it gave Legacy Professionals two weeks to pay an undisclosed sum in ransom. Legacy Professionals has…
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A new phishing campaign is exploiting Microsoft’s legacy ADFS identity solution to steal credentials and bypass MFA
Hackers are targeting organizations around the world that rely on Microsoft’s Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) secure access system in an ongoing phishing campaign, according to new research. Analysis from Abnormal Security describes how Microsoft’s ADfS, a legacy single-sign-on (SSO) solution that allows employees to use one set of credentials to authenticate across multiple applications and environments, is being mimicked…
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SDN & Legacy System Integration: Challenges & Solutions
As organizations increasingly adopt Software-Defined Networking (SDN) to improve network management, agility, and performance, a major challenge arises when attempting to integrate SDN with legacy network infrastructure. Many enterprises still rely on older hardware and software systems that were not designed with SDN in mind. These legacy systems often present compatibility issues, and the integration process can be complex and…
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‘Archaic’ legacy tech is crippling public sector productivity
‘Archaic technology’ is holding UK public sector workers back and is costing the taxpayer £45 billion, new figures show. A scathing government report due to be published tomorrow found that legacy technology is crippling productivity and damaging public satisfaction in services. Notably, the report found the previous government’s over-reliance on contractors has sent costs rocketing, and outages and cyber attacks…
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