by sfeisadmin | Apr 14, 2023 | z/OS Mainframe Security
If you look back along the evolutionary steps of mainframe security, APF libraries play a leading role – due to their “superpower.” Until the 1980s, “almost anyone” working on a mainframe was able and allowed to define one themselves. In most cases, there was no...
by sfeisadmin | Mar 3, 2022 | z/OS Mainframe Security
The IT audit and compliance agendas of banks and insurance companies and of critical IT infrastructures definitely include “privilege xyz monitoring” topics such as “privileged user monitoring,” “privileged activity monitoring,” “privilege escalation...
by sfeisadmin | Mar 25, 2018 | z/OS Mainframe Security
The BCPii hypervisor control function is a pretty new z/OS feature. It allows you to control the mainframe on its HMC console level, meaning that you access the hypervisor directly from z/OS. Therefore, BCPii authority stands for owning “real...
by sfeisadmin | Mar 25, 2018 | z/OS Mainframe Security
Successful cross-platform monitoring requires comprehensive and complete data in real-time. The connection kits available for SF-Sherlock and SF-NoEvasion allow an easy integration of the z platform in your overall security monitoring, regardless from the solution in...
by sfeisadmin | Mar 25, 2018 | z/OS Mainframe Security
Using FTP for file transfers between clients and the z/OS server offers a wide range of capabilities. Each FTP user who requests services from the z/OS FTP server requires prior authentification with a valid z/OS user ID and password – without enabling...
by sfeisadmin | Mar 25, 2018 | z/OS Mainframe Security
You ask yourself: What do IT security & compliance have in common with the subprime lending dilemma? Triple A ratings from your solution providor may rely on a false trust in vendor size, brand name and bona fides. Read the news. The top subprime lenders are...
