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IBM i & AIX Security Tips
Carol Woodbury, Editor
November 2012
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5 Ideas for 2013
by Carol Woodbury
Co-founder, President & CTO, SkyView Partners, Inc.
I'm not usually one to make New Year's resolutions but I do take time at the beginning of each year to re-evaluate. So in the spirit of re-evaluation or resolutions or whatever you want to call this activity, I have five ideas for your consideration for the New Year.
#1 - Take advantage of new hardware or version upgrades
We know that many of you are upgrading to new versions of the operating system and/or to new hardware. Now is the time to take advantage of the testing window on that new hardware/release to implement that security project you've been putting off.
Whether it's implementing a new application security scheme or securing the files containing private data, moving to security level 40, removing users' *ALLOBJ special authority or trying new password system values, SkyView Partners is ready to help you with this project. We've helped numerous clients implement security projects on new hardware and it's amazing to see how much and how quickly you can get things done on a system that's not yet in production. Contact us for more information.
To see ideas # 2 through #5 ...
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SkyView offers Unlimited Corporate Licenses
How many IBM i or AIX partitions do you have? (Including production, test, development, HA, and DR.)
SkyView is now offering Unlimited Licenses, and depending on the number of partitions, this might be hugely cost advantageous to you.
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SPECIAL RECORDED WEBINARS
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Recent Webinars available for viewing now:.
5 Steps for Implementing Role-based Access on the IBM i
One of the ways to simplify the administration and management of users' capabilities and access rights is to implement role-based access (RBAC). This technique is often preferred by auditors because it provides a more simple way to review users' configuration and access.
In this session, security expert Carol Woodbury will explain RBAC, the 5 steps you can take to achieve RBAC, as well as how to use SkyView's Policy Minder product to simplify the setup and daily management of RBAC configuration and policies. Attaining and Maintaining the Compliance Lifestyle
With the realization that compliance laws and regulations, like PCI DSS, are not going away, compliance needs to become a way of life; that is, part of your organization's "lifestyle." What we've discovered is that, once our customers passed their audit, they kicked back and relaxed until notice of the next audit came around. Unfortunately, when that happens, a lot of things fall out of compliance.
In this session, SkyView Partners' Vice President J. D. Seal will describe how to accomplish "compliance as a lifestyle" by providing tips on knowing what you have to be in compliance with. J. D. will also talk about the steps you can take to avoid falling out of compliance. Finally, J. D. will show how you can use SkyView Partners' products to "Attain and Maintain the Compliance Lifestyle.
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Coffee with Carol: Step by Step Approach to Implementing Object Level Security
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? This session explains how. Configuration options, testing steps, "gotchas" to avoid, along with real-life examples will be presented.
Implementing Security Best Practices for the IBM i
In this session, security expert Carol Woodbury will discuss the sources of security best practices, the security best practices for IBM i and then applying those best practices to the system using SkyView's Policy Minder for IBM i.
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