IBM announced i 7.5 in May 2022 and it is now available to order and install. i 7.5 introduced a number of security changes to the operating system. Let’s look at what’s new with IBM i 7.5 security and where […]

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 […]

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 […]

IBM i file editors—such as the i Data File Utility (DFU), the Start SQL (STRSQL) command, and third-party i file editors—allow shops to quickly and easily make critical file changes without writing code. While file editors allow you to quickly […]

Last year, we listed all the reasons it’s a good idea to join a Local IBM i User Group. While all IBM i user groups are great, they are a few differences in how each group functions and what they […]