legacy systems

The Hidden Chains: Why Swapping Microsoft for Linux in the Cloud Remains a Steep Climb Cloud computing has come to define the modern enterprise, offering a tantalizing promise: flexibility, scalability, and innovation, all at the click of a button. In this digital paradise, organizations are...

A Tale of Two Breaches: Microsoft and Apple Patch Rapidly Exploited Vulnerabilities When Microsoft released its batch of security updates on March 11 during Patch Tuesday, few in the broader security community could have predicted just how quickly threat actors would weaponize one particular...

Windows 10 LTSC: The Overlooked Escape Route for Users Facing End of Support With Windows 10 support inching towards its October sunset, millions of users face a daunting decision: upgrade to newer hardware for Windows 11, experiment with alternatives like Linux, or risk operating a vulnerable...

As ICS vulnerabilities steadily march up the agenda of national security, critical infrastructure, and enterprise risk management, the release of thirteen new advisories by CISA on March 13, 2025, arrives as both a technical warning and an urgent call to action for IT, OT, and Windows...

The recent release of five Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) marks a significant moment for cybersecurity professionals and operational technology stakeholders. Against a backdrop of rapidly evolving cyber threats, these...

CISA’s decision to halt updates on ICS security advisories for Siemens product vulnerabilities as of January 10, 2023, marks a significant transition in the world of industrial cybersecurity. For the broader Windows, IT, and operational technology (OT) community, this move signals both a coming...

Microsoft’s evolving cloud and update ecosystem keeps IT professionals guessing, but even in a world of rapid innovation, some legacy technologies refuse to go quietly. In a development watched closely by system admins worldwide, Microsoft has announced that Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)...

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday in March once again underscored the relentless dance between software developers and would-be attackers, as the company shipped fixes for 58 new vulnerabilities, many affecting the heart of modern enterprise: Windows, Office, and Edge. As is increasingly the case, a...

Microsoft’s most recent Patch Tuesday arrived with a weighty sense of urgency for IT departments and cybersecurity professionals alike. The company released over 50 security updates across its Windows product line, but it’s the six zero-day vulnerabilities, already exploited in the wild, that...

On March’s Patch Tuesday, IT administrators worldwide once again found themselves bracing for impact as Microsoft released its monthly tranche of security updates. While these cycles can sometimes become routine, occasionally news emerges that shakes administrators out of their patching...

For users who have grown accustomed to sticking with legacy versions of software, the world continues to evolve around them—sometimes with unforeseen and disruptive consequences. An upcoming change scheduled for March 14, 2025, is about to illustrate this reality for countless Firefox users...

Running mission-critical business applications on legacy Windows operating systems is a challenge familiar to countless IT professionals in medium to large enterprises. Facing the realities of maintaining outdated software, business needs often outpace best security practices, leaving...

The pressure is mounting for Windows 10 devotees, as Microsoft intensifies its campaign to migrate users to Windows 11. This evolving push reflects both encouraging trends in adoption and the sobering reality that a significant segment of the PC landscape remains anchored to the older OS. The...

A wave of freshly discovered vulnerabilities is currently sending ripples of concern throughout enterprise IT landscapes, with both Cisco routers and mainstream Windows systems falling squarely in the crosshairs. These aren't abstract security risks for the future—they are being actively...

Few tech announcements provoke dread in the hearts of everyday users quite like Microsoft waving its latest flag—especially when that banner reads something like, “Support for Windows 10 is ending.” In October, a familiar story unfolds for millions of users and IT departments alike: a trusted...

IBM Cloud stands as a fascinating example of a veteran technology company—International Business Machines, or IBM—reinventing itself for an era defined by cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and the relentless demand for digital transformation. While most headlines spotlight AWS, Microsoft...

Last October, amid the usual relentless hum of Windows updates and the low-key anxiety that comes with “will my device still work tomorrow?”, Microsoft dropped Windows 11 24H2 into the world. You know the drill: Copilot gets smarter, the file manager speaks fluent TAR and 7z, there’s a new...

Once upon a time, running Windows on anything that didn't loudly hum with the unmistakable whine of a spinning hard drive and sport the logo of a major PC manufacturer was reserved for the kind of digital wizardry that inspired equal parts awe and “Are you sure you want to do this?” Today...

It was, by all accounts, one of the most infamous layovers in wrestling history—if you consider a transatlantic flight a “layover,” which, in this case, seems a generous understatement for a booze-fueled airborne circus that has reverberated through the industry for decades. The Plane Ride From...

If you’ve ever fantasized about living in the shadow of Table Mountain, surrounded by the kind of natural beauty usually reserved for desktop wallpapers, while also spending eight hours a day trying to figure out why a printer won’t connect to WiFi, then the role of IT Assistant in Cape Town may...