Managing End-of-Life Software Risks
Security Boulevard, Saturday, September 12th, 2026
Unsupported software creates compounding cost, reliability and reputation problems beyond the obvious security gap.
Unsupported software creates problems that extend well past the missing security patches everyone focuses on.
The article works through the compounding costs: reliability degrades as the surrounding platform moves on, integration options narrow, staff with the relevant knowledge become harder to find and more expensive, and the eventual migration grows more difficult each year it is deferred.
It also covers how to build a defensible end-of-life inventory and how to present the accumulating cost in terms that make deferral visibly expensive rather than free.