---
id: 7744
title: "Mainframe State of the Platform: 2025 Security Assessment"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/executive-blog/mainframe-penetration-testing/mainframe-state-of-the-platform-2025-security-assessment/"
published_at: "2025-06-25T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["penetration-testing", "encryption", "mfa", "security-assessment", "mainframe", "z-os"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/7744"
lang: en
---

# Mainframe State of the Platform: 2025 Security Assessment

## Summary

Based on dozens of mainframe assessments, NetSPI's 2025 State of the Platform report covers MFA adoption, DES-to-AES cryptographic modernization, and persistent security gaps in enterprise mainframes.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2025-06-25T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/executive-blog/mainframe-penetration-testing/mainframe-state-of-the-platform-2025-security-assessment/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/7744