Transaction Processing Archives

Mainframe Security Isn’t What It Used to Be – How CICS and LE Are Fighting Back

by Planet Mainframe | Jul 15, 2025

This article updates a 2022 piece in Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter, “LE Non-Executable HEAPS and CICS User Experiences” by Mario Bezzi. Current Tuning Letter subscribers can read the original article online. Think your mainframe is immune to modern cyber threats?...

CICS at 55: The Evolution of Mainframe Transaction Processing

by Penney Berryman | Jul 8, 2025

Globally, 1969 was a noteworthy year - socially, politically, and technologically. Significant moments included: First humans landed and walked on the Moon, catapulting space exploration forward Beatles released the Abbey Road album, a landmark and final album First...