In September 2021, IBM announced the new IBM Power E1080 server, the first in a new family of servers based on IBM’s Power10 processor. The E1080 is now generally available. Power10 runs the same operating systems that all IBM Power […]
While some of its roots can be traced back to the System/38 world of 1970’s and 1980’s, IBM POWER servers running IBM i started life as the AS/400 (Application System/400) in 1988, a fully integrated hardware and software platform. At […]
With the increasing complexity of IT regulations such as SOX or HIPAA, it’s harder than ever for IBM i security managers to keep their business moving, while satisfying auditor requirements. To meet the need for a separation of duties, IT […]
While most regulatory standards specify that you should use appropriate password security, they often don’t specify password composition standards. This makes it difficult to know whether your password security and composition rules will create more secure passwords and meet regulatory […]
Many organizations don’t pay attention to IBM i security until they’re forced to pay attention to IBM i security. IBM i security assessment and adjustment is usually a reactive rather than a proactive process. Many IBM i security officers configured […]
Most of us know that it is a good idea to encrypt data on our IBM i partitions. However, many organizations do not take the time to understand why they should encrypt their data and what benefits encryption provides. Here […]
Software Engineering of America (SEA), a leading vendor of Data Center Management solutions on IBM z/OS and the IBM i (AS/400), announces the availability of SAVRS 7.02, the latest release of SEA’s IBM Z Systems Output and Report Management Solution. Click […]
In response to recent cyberattacks, a May 2021 White House Executive Order “…mandates deployment of multifactor [sic] authentication and encryption within a certain time period.” Many regulatory standards—such as the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS), General Data […]
At SEA, It always amazes us how many IT managers devote time and money to fighting viruses on their PCs and network servers, but don’t use anti-virus and anti-ransomware software to protect their own IBM i Integrated File System (IFS) […]