Shall we hook up the old stuff?
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Telecommunications, Legacy Systems,
Abstract
Computer systems, technologies and applications that do not meet current standards, known as legacy systems, are increasingly connected to the Internet for various reasons. Connecting them to an environment they were never intended for can potentially have serious operational security risk implications. This article discusses some of the reasons.
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Dec 29, 2015
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Dannert, A. (2015). Shall we hook up the old stuff?. Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, 3(4), 66–69. https://doi.org/10.18080/jtde.v3n4.34
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