Upgrading Legacy Systems and Staying Alive While Doing It

Do you happen to have an old piece of code that needs to be brought back to life and updated to the latest and greatest?

Do you find yourself stuck with an older system that there's simply no way to turn it off without bringing the enterprise to a screeching halt?

If you said 'yes' to any of those questions, then this talk might be of help.

We will talk about:

The importance of adding security from the beginning of a project rather than waiting until it's too late and security has to be bolted after something has happened

Looking at the current lay of the land

Having "the talk" with the stakeholders (developers, project managers, the c-suite)

Coming up with an upgrade plan

Executing the plan while keeping the vast majority of people happy

Closing the project and discussing the next possible steps

We'll look at a few examples of real-life cases where the older systems got compromised , information was leaked and what the companies had to do to pay and remedy (if possible) such situations