Lugovets V.
PhD student, National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv
Polytechnic Institute", Kyiv, Ukraine
Galchynsky L.
Doctor of Science, Associate professor, National Technical University of Ukraine
"Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Kyiv, Ukraine
THE CONCEPT OF SOFTWARE UPGRADE FOR GOVERNMENT BODIES
BASED ON THE DURATION OF SOFTWARE’S LIFE CYCLE
Introduction. Information technology is an integral part of any business and
organization. For most of them, the importance of IT improvement is obvious
prerequisite for further development and increase of competitiveness on the market.
Considering the background of global trends implementation of IT for the public sector
of Ukraine is equally important. As international experience shows that it is not only
the tool which can speed up the processing of data, but also to minimize the human
factor impact (in the case of Ukraine is often has form of corruption) and may lead to
significantly costs reduction.
The latest official report issued by the state of information technology
implementation within the governmental authorities for 2014 revealed the large
number of software have been installed, while some of this software are outdated. For
example, at the time of the report publication (2015 year) the share of operating systems
with expired period of technical support used by central government bodies has already
reached 68.54% (for Microsoft Windows) [1].
The use of software with expired period of technical support reduces the
effectiveness of measures aimed at ensuring information security in the organization.
Eventually, almost every software product has vulnerabilities that could be exploited
by hackers to steal sensitive data or damage by disabling the systems and devices. The
results of NotPetya (encrypting ransomware) attack in June 2017 was a striking
example of the consequences of the overdue installation of software updates. The virus
got full control over the computer's operating system and after infection of nearest
computers in the local network it encrypted victim’s computer hard drive without the
possibility to recover. In Ukraine, where the attack began, the victims of the virus were
6 hospitals, 6 energy companies, 2 airports, 22 banks, ATMs, terminals, more than 300
companies and a total of about 10% of all computers in the country. After the spread
of the virus outside of Ukraine, the work of a large number of international companies
whose computers have been infected, was also stopped. The total amount of loss
according to the White House made USD 10 billion. [2].
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