Re: Run old systems for better security
To build on the "old = unhackable" idea, the absence of vulnerable services was important. In this instance, the services the attackers tried to exploit were missing because they weren't invented when the system was deployed, but the same principle applies when you remove unnecessary services from a server.
Another factor is that the longer software is in use, the more bugs are found and corrected. If the software starts with a finite number of bugs and errors are corrected at a higher rate than new ones are introduced, the program should get more secure with time.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
