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SF-DeepDive

Due diligence (DD) software package for mainframe outsourcers

The SF-DeepDive due diligence (DD) software package provides exactly what a mainframe outsourcer needs to get a clearer insight into given systems in a short amount of time.

When it comes to making decisions about the future of a mainframe, outsourcing is one option to consider. Of course, both sides involved in such a step have their own interests, and there is even tough competition among today’s outsourcing service providers.

Therefore, outsourcers definitely need an easy, early and deep insight into their potential “inheritance” and a curiosity about the quality and security of the given systems in terms of a clean and well maintained operating system, good security controls, proper compliance without vulnerabilities, well-established operational procedures via system automation, and other aspects. A failure of quality may result in additional costs and efforts that are hard to calculate; corresponding improvements have to be defined as prerequisites before responsibility can be fully undertaken, or can be offered as extra, paid services that are performed later.

The SF-DeepDive due diligence (DD) software package provides exactly what a mainframe outsourcer needs to get a clearer insight into given systems in a short amount of time. As an option, it can be combined with local assessment services from our company. As a kind of “Swiss Army Knife,” it provides all plug & play tools needed to deeply assess the quality and security of the configuration within a given mainframe infrastructure; if well prepared, it can be done in a one- or two-day visit. The outsourcer’s own technical experts can quickly gain a picture of their “inheritance” when they take over responsibility in the future.

SF-Sherlock’s automated 360 degree assessment and penetration simulation technologies for z/OS allow outsourcers to easily “X-ray” a potential customer’s mainframe platform to get a comprehensive view so as to fairly evaluate possible risks that would result from taking over the responsibility for a potential customer’s systems – that is, when doing a due diligence. One aspect concerns operational risks, that is, how clean and “rectangular” the given systems’ configurations are, and the other concerns security and compliance. SF-Sherlock’s comprehensive assessment report covers both aspects of quality with more than 1000 check points in total. Thanks to SF-Sherlock’s “easy installation” option, the outsourcer may perform such a “CT scan” of a given z/OS sysplex in one day. It has never been easier and more reliable to check on any “z inheritance.”

Apart from its “one shot use” for performing a deep dive during the due diligence phase, SF-Sherlock is also of great value later on. It allows outsourcers highly efficient, cost-effective and comprehensive 360-degree quality and security monitoring on clients’ mainframes so as to avoid problems through early identification. We are talking here about problems that may easily result in down times, breaches, or similar events, and, as a consequence, in “relationship problems” or even disputes. A classic feature as regards this early error detection is SF-Sherlock’s IPL simulation and constant parmlib verification. In this context, it can be connected to any SIEM, system automation or other monitoring solution, apart from sending emails.

To respond to the special demands on outsourcers in the current climate of high competition and steep obligations, we provide the option to add SF-SafeDump to the new SF-DeepDive solution package so as to perfectly fit the demands of outsourcers to provide cost-effective no-loss offers and to have all options for satisfying the expectations of more demanding clients with regards to today’s data protection, security and compliance obligations.

If you are an outsourcing service provider and think this could be of interest to your business and your team, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Compliance

Over the past several years, compliance has become more and more an important issue, but also a tedious task. Our SF solutions assist you in automating the resulting workload to the max by also covering the entire mainframe platform - thanks to a 360-degree approach.

Protection

With SF-Sherlock, you can also protect your mainframe platform against attacks and combat high-level risks. Thanks to our max approach this also includes malicious code and exploits. Yes, both of these are real risks on the mainframe platform!

SF Solutions

All SF solutions are invented and developed in-house. Therefore, you can count on both our unique expertise and our high level of motivation in providing you with solutions and services with maximum performance, effectiveness, and productivity.

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“Forensic Swiss Knife for z/OS” – become DORA- and FINMA-ready

DORA and FINMA sustainably increase the demands on IT security and resilience. One aspect of the proactive regulations concerns the more negative situations and aspects of an incident and how to deal with them, known as incident management. Such an incident necessitates a short-term, in-depth forensic analysis. The results of this analysis must be profound. Why? Since the decision on the restore point may be based on them. And don’t forget the stress level in such a situation. In the case of the mainframe, the logs and events kept online in the SIEM are often not 100% and potentially insufficient for the required deep-level analysis. Why? Because the total volume of data would often be too large for a truly complete SIEM delivery. What consequences does this have for DORA-related incident management? Your IT must always be able to provide the forensics team with the complete inventory of forensic data at short notice for selective periods of time, in an environment that is familiar to them and therefore performs well in terms of analysis. This is usually the SIEM, such as Splunk, ArcSight or QRadar, and not the TSO ISPF environment.

To support your mainframe environment with regard to this DORA aspect, SF-Sherlock’s PTF Level 095 also includes a “Forensic Swiss Knife for z/OS.” This allows you to prepare for this situation in accordance with DORA and FINMA. It works ON REQUEST to provide the SIEM with 100% of the necessary forensic data for a selected date and time range. It’s desgined to work even if top specialists are unavailable. The only step you need to take is to create the corresponding documentation in the operating manual. Such incident-related SIEM 100% filling should also always be part of the emergency drills required by DORA and FINMA.

Further DORA and NIS-2 focused PTF level 095 for SF-Sherlock

SF-Sherlock’s new integration with z/OS System Automation further strengthens the DORA objective of maximum resilience. The new SF-Sherlock 2 System Automation integration kit makes linking event monitoring to the Z System Automation solution a simple process. This also makes the automation team an integral part of the line of defense around the mainframe. Please contact our support if you have not yet received the download link.

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