Bryan Smith¹s article, "How Mainframes Prevent Data Breaches,  gives an interesting perspective on how using mainframes to process and protect data can keep hackers from having another banner year. Smith says protecting a single mainframe is easier than protecting data distributed to all corners of a company firewall.  The mainframe can act as a 'vault' whereas multiple systems can mean multiple possible 'breach points'.  Mainframes can allow organizations to simplify their data centers, [...]