IBM i Security Tips
by Carol Woodbury
June 2010

Work Smarter, Not Harder
by Carol Woodbury 

I'm guessing it's due in part to how I was raised as well as my independent nature, but I tend to think that I can do everything myself and don't need to ask for help. Therefore, I probably took longer than most to realize that doing everything myself is not always a wise decision.

How does this confession relate to you? What are you not able to do because you are required to generate a compliance report? Or, what security administration task isn't being accomplished because you just can't get to it?
 
SECURITY NEWSSTAND
Companies falling behind on IT access governance, survey says
 
87% of those surveyed said individuals had too much access to resources that are not pertinent to their job description

As enterprises turn to Web-based applications for various uses -- from payroll, expense reporting and other employee services -- many are finding it more difficult to control access governance, according to a new survey ...  

Health Insurer Notifies More Than 409,000 Of Potential Breach

Sensitive medical records found on previously leased digital copier, company says

The disclosure follows the airing of a CBS News report that called attention to the practice of recycling or resale of copiers whose hard drives have not been properly erased.

Implementing Object Level Security

Video recording based on Carol Woodbury's award winning COMMON presentation

More organizations are realizing the need for implementing object level security - especially for database files that contain information which must comply with various laws or regulations.

But the question many administrators have is, how do you secure files without breaking the application or other processes?

 
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In This Issue
Work Smarter, Not Harder
Companies falling behind on IT access governance, survey says
Health Insurer Notifies More Than 409,000 Of Potential Breach
Implementing Object Level Security
SkyView Partners Solutions
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Strange but True - Mysteries of i5/OS Security
by Carol Woodbury

Thu, Jul 15, 2010
8:00 AM PDT

i5/OS wasn't designed to be confusing and for the most part is pretty straight-forward.  However, there are some areas that have some people scratching their heads, wondering why something works the way it does.  Carol Woodbury explains the nuances of certain i5/OS Security features including those features that look like they'd work one way but actually work the opposite.   This session is for the experienced as well as those just starting out in the area of i5/OS Security.

Customer Spotlight


"The level of detail covered by Policy Minder is impressive. The ability to check compliance is great, but the fact that you can, for example, create a template for user profile settings and see who has more authority than they should, or create a library and file policy template and see whether these files are secured appropriately, or discover newly created profiles, libraries and files, makes this a tool that you quickly begin to rely on from a systems management point of view."
 
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Les Schwab Tire Company
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