From Mainframe to Cloud: 40 Years of Cybersecurity and We Still Fail at the Basics

From Mainframe to Cloud: 40 Years of Cybersecurity and We Still Fail at the Basics

    I have been navigating the IT and cybersecurity landscape for over four decades. I have seen the transition from monolithic mainframes accessed via green-screen dumb terminals in the 1980s, through the wild west of early client-server networks in the 90s, all the way to the hyper-connected, serverless cloud architectures of today. The technology has mutated beyond recognition. The processing power has grown exponentially. But the brutal, unvarnished truth? The root causes of major security breaches have barely changed. […]