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Read our latest blog posts, press releases, and product updates to stay up-to-date on the latest SDS mainframe news and information.

Your Mainframe IS the Target

February 20, 2026

Manual STIG compliance was never built for the speed modern mainframe environments move. Here's what automated, real-time STIG compliance actually looks like.

The Hidden Cost of FTP: Why “If It’s Working, Leave It Alone” Is Costing You More Than You Think

January 15, 2026

FTP may be "working," but at what cost? Explore the hidden expenses of legacy file transfers and why SFTP migration is easier and cheaper than you think.

Quarterly SDS Virtel Newsletter

January 8, 2026

The SDS Virtel Newsletter delivers quarterly insights on 3270 terminal emulation tips, product updates, and development news for both current and prospective customers. Discover how Virtel Web Suite modernizes mainframe access with secure, browser-based solutions that deliver significant cost savings and enhanced security.

Is Your z/OS Environment Still Using FTP? It’s Time for a Security Upgrade

December 11, 2025

The silent workhorse of enterprise infrastructure is now under intense regulatory scrutiny. Mainframes can no longer hide behind assumptions of inherent security. Organizations must implement real-time monitoring, automated controls, and audit-ready documentation or risk devastating six-figure fines.

Is Your Mainframe Audit-Ready? (Most Organizations Would Fail This Test)

November 1, 2025

The silent workhorse of enterprise infrastructure is now under intense regulatory scrutiny. Mainframes can no longer hide behind assumptions of inherent security. Organizations must implement real-time monitoring, automated controls, and audit-ready documentation or risk devastating six-figure fines.

Mainframe Security Best Practices for Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October 1, 2025

Mainframes power mission-critical operations across financial services, healthcare, and government—yet they're not immune to modern cyber threats. Organizations must prioritize encryption, strengthen access controls, and implement real-time monitoring. This Cybersecurity Awareness Month, discover five essential best practices that can protect your most sensitive data and prevent costly breaches.

The Hidden Compliance Risks: Why Your Mainframe Can’t Hide in the Shadows Anymore

September 9, 2025

Mainframes secure 80% of corporate data and process 90% of credit card transactions, yet nearly 20% of businesses have no formal policies to protect them. With the global average breach cost hitting $4.88 million and regulators demanding the same real-time monitoring and automated reporting from mainframes as they do from cloud platforms, this disconnect has become one of the most dangerous compliance blind spots in enterprise IT.

Eliminating FTP Vulnerabilities

August 8, 2025

Data breaches cost organizations $4.45 million per incident in 2024, with many stemming from unsecure FTP protocols that transmit sensitive data in plain text. VitalSigns for Secure Transfer (VST) eliminates FTP vulnerabilities without requiring changes to JCL, batch jobs, or application code—delivering enterprise-grade encryption and compliance while your teams continue using familiar processes.

SDS Launches VitalSigns for Secure Transfer (VST): Drop-In Security Solution Eliminates FTP Vulnerabilities Without Business Disruption

July 28, 2025

Software Diversified Services today announced VitalSigns for Secure Transfer (VST), a breakthrough solution that automatically converts FTP to encrypted SFTP without requiring any batch JCL modifications or business logic changes. Organizations can now achieve full regulatory compliance with SOX, GDPR, PCI DSS, and HIPAA in days rather than months while existing mainframe workflows continue running unchanged.

7 Critical Mainframe Security Blind Spots That are Costing Banks Money in 2025

July 1, 2025

Despite mainframes processing $10.4 trillion in U.S. credit and debit card transactions annually, most banks treat them as security islands invisible to modern monitoring platforms—a gap that contributes to the $4.88 million average breach cost. From unmonitored ESM administrative access to invisible CICS transactions and the inability to correlate mainframe events with network threats, these seven critical blind spots leave financial institutions vulnerable to fraud, insider threats, and multi-million dollar compliance failures.

Modernizing Without Migrating: 5 Cost Optimization Techniques for Legacy Mainframe Environments

June 4, 2025

Organizations face mounting pressure to reduce IT costs, yet mainframes remain essential for processing critical workloads in finance, insurance, retail, and government. By consolidating monitoring tools, optimizing workloads to reduce CPU peaks, strengthening security with encrypted transfers, modernizing application access beyond terminal emulators, and implementing real-time performance analytics, enterprises can dramatically cut costs while extending the value of their mainframe investments, no costly rip-and-replace required.

Optimizing Mainframe Performance with Automation

May 12, 2025

While mainframes process 90% of all credit card transactions and power 68% of the world's production workloads, many organizations still rely on manual monitoring, reactive performance management, and outdated access protocols that create bottlenecks and security risks. Modern automation tools from SDS transform mainframe operations through intelligent monitoring, predictive analytics, zero-trust security, and intuitive user interfaces, shifting teams from firefighting mode to proactive optimization.

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The SDS Blog

Read our latest blog posts, press releases, and product updates to stay up-to-date on the latest SDS mainframe news and information.

Your Mainframe IS the Target

The Hidden Cost of FTP: Why “If It’s Working, Leave It Alone” Is Costing You More Than You Think

Quarterly SDS Virtel Newsletter

Is Your z/OS Environment Still Using FTP? It’s Time for a Security Upgrade

Is Your Mainframe Audit-Ready? (Most Organizations Would Fail This Test)

Mainframe Security Best Practices for Cybersecurity Awareness Month

The Hidden Compliance Risks: Why Your Mainframe Can’t Hide in the Shadows Anymore

Eliminating FTP Vulnerabilities

SDS Launches VitalSigns for Secure Transfer (VST): Drop-In Security Solution Eliminates FTP Vulnerabilities Without Business Disruption

7 Critical Mainframe Security Blind Spots That are Costing Banks Money in 2025

Modernizing Without Migrating: 5 Cost Optimization Techniques for Legacy Mainframe Environments

Optimizing Mainframe Performance with Automation

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