Stepping into a Hacker’s Shoes: Why the Mainframe Needs Pentesting
Chad Rikansrud shares how he steps into the shoes of hackers and why organizations need penetration testing in their cybersecurity posture.
Protecting Your Mainframe Against Relentless Ransomware
With ransomware on the rise, organizations can take these steps to safeguard their mainframe against costly attacks.
What Are the Categories of Mainframe Vulnerabilities?
Here at KRI, we’re focused on helping businesses take control of their mainframe security. A large part of that means developing and improving our vulnerability detection technology. It’s also important [...]
What Are Mainframe Code-Based Exploits?
Many of the world’s largest businesses rely on mainframes – the computing system with the scalability, flexibility, reliability and speed to keep major organizations up and running 24/7/365. Yet, a [...]
Key Resources Inc. to Showcase at SHARE St. Louis
Key Resources Inc., the leader in mainframe vulnerability scanning solutions and consultancy, has signed on as an exhibitor at SHARE® St. Louis, the one-stop-shop for enterprise IT education, taking place [...]
The Conspiracy of Silence: A Q&A with Mainframe Researcher Phil Young
Having worked in mainframes for decades, I’ve had a front-row seat to one of the industry’s most persistent problems: its attitude toward mainframe security. For a long time, the common belief has been [...]
A Common Mainframe Vulnerability is Hiding in Plain Sight
By Ray Overby Could your mainframe security practices be putting your organization at risk? Mainframe vulnerability management is notoriously overlooked, and there’s one common mainframe threat that most businesses aren’t [...]
In the World of Mainframes, Why is PCI Compliance Overlooked?
The primary focus of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is the protection of cardholder data. PCI DSS provides controls for cardholder data that is stored, processed, [...]
How many threats hit the mainframe? No one really knows
Like any other system, mainframes are subject to ransomware attacks, cybersecurity threats, and code-based vulnerabilities that leave them open to serious exposures, but many CIOs, CISOs and security professionals aren’t aware of these risks.