IBM i Security Tips
by Carol Woodbury
February 2011

Things I Love about i5/OS Security
by Carol Woodbury
President & CTO, SkyView Partners, Inc.

Since February is the month of 'Love' I thought I'd talk about some of the things I love about i5/OS Security.

Feature #1 - It's Integrated
We are spoiled. If you've ever worked with another operating system you realize how beneficial it is to have a database, communication protocols and security features all rolled up, tested and available (that is, integrated) when you power up the system. With security features designed throughout the operating system as well as the hardware, you can ...

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Cost of non-compliance outweighs cost of maintaining compliance

A new study by the Ponemon Institute has found that companies that invest more in compliance initiatives typically have lower expenses when something goes awry
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In theory, if you are better at complying with these rules and regulations you should achieve a higher level of efficiency and effectiveness in your security and privacy programs. The end result is that you are going to have a lower cost of non-compliance...  

 

Cybercriminals offer new sales tactics for stolen data  

The global financial crisis has ramped up the competition among cybercriminals, forcing them to offer a wide array of products and services to stay competitive.

 

Forty Percent Of Users Curse PCs, But Only 3 Percent Smash Them

Most users have at least wished for bad things to happen to their machines, Avira study says

 
SkyView Partners Solutions

SkyView Partners is dedicated to providing software that helps you reduce the costs and complexities of attaining and maintaining compliance.

SkyView Security Compliance Solution is a turnkey solution for fully installed and configured security compliance reporting on IBM i (iSeries) servers.  (All you have to do is check your email.)

SkyView Policy Minder is an IBM i & i5/OS security compliance management tool that automates security policy compliance monitoring and delivers comprehensive security administration functionality.

SkyView Risk Assessor is an automated IBM i & i5/OS security diagnostic tool that analyzes your security settings from more than 100+ "risk points" compared to security best practices. 
 

 

NEW - SkyView Audit Journal Reporter provides pre-defined, auditor-ready reports on the events recorded in the IBM i audit journal.


In This Issue
Things I Love about i5/OS Security
Cost of non-compliance outweighs cost of maintaining compliance
Cybercriminals offer new sales tactics for stolen data
Forty Percent Of Users Curse PCs, But Only 3 Percent Smash Them
SkyView Partners Solutions
Upcoming Webinar

Automating i5/OS Security Administration Tasks

 

 by Carol Woodbury 

Thurs, Mar 3, 2011
8:00 AM PST

How many security administration tasks do you do ... 
  • every day? 
  • every week?
  • every year? 

Security administration tasks can be time consuming, but with the right tools can be performed much more proficiently and effectively.

Join Carol Woodbury as she demonstrates how the SkyView Security Compliance Solution assists with every day security administration tasks such as discovering and managing inactive profiles, detecting changes to system values (along with who made the change), discovering who or what process has deleted an object or created a program into a production library.

 


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Audit Journal Reporter is designed to reduce the time it takes to obtain useful information out of the audit journal by providing pre-defined reports, eliminating the need for you to understand the complexities of the IBM i audit journal.

Use Audit Journal Reporter to produce ongoing compliance reports or to investigate issues such as authority failures or non-compliant items discovered by Policy Minder.

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Helpful resources

Carol Woodbury, President of SkyView Partners, has written a white paper with tips on preparing for and passing your next audit

"Tips for Passing your Audit"



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Carol Woodbury

Q. How do you perform (independent) vulnerability assessments? 


A. That's what the SkyView "Security Check-up" is designed to address.

 

SkyView Security Check-up is a consulting service designed to provide you with a 3rd party assessment of your systems' security environment. SkyView Security Check-ups:

  • Are done offsite, so we don't have to interrupt your normal work flow.
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