{"id":813,"date":"2024-01-09T15:37:12","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T04:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knocknoc.io\/?p=813"},"modified":"2024-01-12T13:21:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T02:21:26","slug":"securing-legacy-systems-during-transition-for-a-major-corporate-acquisition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.knocknoc.io\/securing-legacy-systems-during-transition-for-a-major-corporate-acquisition\/","title":{"rendered":"Legacy Systems Need Security Too"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Background:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A major corporation, following the acquisition of a smaller company, inherited a suite of legacy hosted software along with an outdated and vulnerable intranet system. This legacy system was fraught with remote exploits and constantly under attack, posing a significant risk to the corporation’s data security and operational integrity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Challenge:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The primary challenges faced by the corporation were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Securing Vulnerable Legacy Systems:<\/strong> The acquired intranet was riddled with security vulnerabilities that couldn’t be immediately patched or updated.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Ensuring Business Continuity:<\/strong> It was crucial to maintain access to these legacy systems while a more secure and modern solution was being developed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Transitioning to New Systems:<\/strong> The corporation needed time to migrate and update the intranet without risking business operations or data security.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Solution:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Knocknoc was deployed as a strategic solution to address these challenges. The implementation included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Immediate Lockdown of Legacy Systems:<\/strong> Knocknoc provided a secure gateway to the legacy software, effectively shielding it from external attacks despite its known vulnerabilities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Maintained Operational Access:<\/strong> While the old system was inherently insecure, Knocknoc ensured that employees could still access the necessary tools and data to perform their duties without exposing the system to further risk.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Facilitated Safe Transition Period:<\/strong> By securing the legacy system, Knocknoc bought the corporation valuable time to develop, test, and migrate to a new and secure intranet platform.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Outcome:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Enhanced Security:<\/strong> The implementation of Knocknoc significantly reduced the risk of cyberattacks on the vulnerable legacy system.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Uninterrupted Business Operations:<\/strong> Employees maintained access to essential systems during the transition, ensuring that business processes were not disrupted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Smooth Transition to New Systems:<\/strong> The corporation successfully migrated to a new, secure intranet system without any major security incidents or operational setbacks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Future Prospects:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Encouraged by the success of this project, the corporation is now considering leveraging Knocknoc for other integration projects, particularly when dealing with the acquisition of companies with outdated IT infrastructures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        A major corporation, following the acquisition of a smaller company, inherited a suite of legacy hosted software along with an outdated and vulnerable intranet system. This legacy system was fraught with remote exploits and constantly under attack, posing a significant risk to the corporation’s data security and operational integrity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1004,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.knocknoc.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.knocknoc.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.knocknoc.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.knocknoc.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.knocknoc.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=813"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/wp.knocknoc.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1005,"href":"https:\/\/wp.knocknoc.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813\/revisions\/1005"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.knocknoc.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.knocknoc.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.knocknoc.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.knocknoc.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}