Resources

Understanding CVE 2023-30990: The Vulnerability Exploiting the DDM

By Amneris Teruel on Tue, 07/25/2023

Discover CVE-2023-30990 - Unauthenticated RCE in IBM i DDM Service. Learn what this vulnerability is, how it impacts the IBM i, and how you can prevent as well as assess your exposure to it.

On-Demand Webinar

Defending IBM i Against Cyber Attacks in Real Time

By Robin Tatam

IBM i security expert Robin Tatam discusses a new solution to bridge the gap between your enterprise SIEM solution and your IBM i servers.

On-Demand Webinar

Security Alert! Prevent FTP and ODBC Data Breaches on IBM i

By Amy Williams

Watch this informative webinar to learn how to close the “back doors” not covered by traditional security schemes.

Case Study

Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance Relies on Powertech

Guide

5th Annual IBM AIX Community Survey Findings

The AIX Community Survey, now in its fifth consecutive year, goes in-depth with IT teams to gain a unique perspective into how this platform is being used today and how teams envision using it in the future. Over the years, the respondents of the survey have expanded to include a variety of industries, geographies, and titles within IT. More than 100 IT professionals in North America, EMEA, and APAC participated in this year’s survey, and this input enables all of us to understand the role of AIX with new clarity.

On-Demand Webinar

IFS Security—Don't Leave Your Server Vulnerable

By Robin Tatam

If you believe nothing important is stored on your server's IFS, think again, because it's a conduit to many things, including the Operating System and all of your application libraries and files.

Guide

Integrating IBM i Security Events into Your SIEM

This guide discusses the technical issues relevant to logging IBM i security data and offers a solution for real-time awareness of security events and integration with SIEM solutions.

On-Demand Webinar

Why Your IBM i Security Will Fail (and How to Fix It)

By Robin Tatam

The most common approaches to IBM i security share a serious flaw. Watch this webinar to learn how to fix it.

Blog

The Difference Between BPA and Job Scheduling and When You Need Both

Thu, 02/27/2020

BPA and job scheduling aren't mutually exclusive. In fact, an enterprise may use a job scheduler to support its wider BPA strategy.

Case Study

Alaska Communications Reaches New Heights with Network Monitoring from Intermapper

Alaska Communications is an internet service provider (ISP) supporting communications infrastructure in Alaska. Their team provides critical network services to customers—oftentimes, in remote locations. The company was in the midst of developing plans for a new site—one which was located on a mountaintop. With this remote site, they knew they were in for an uphill battle regarding maintenance and...

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[Customer Exclusive] Robot & Powertech Web Interface

By Chuck Losinski

Watch this recorded webinar where our technology experts show you the best ways to quickly implement and add value with Fortra Insite.

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How to Be Smart When Selecting a Job Scheduler

By Tom Huntington

Watch this webinar with Fortra scheduling experts to learn which enterprise job scheduler is right for your environment.

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How Organizations are Responding to the Continuing Challenge of Ransomware

By Bob Erdman

In this webinar, cybersecurity experts discuss ransomware motivations and perpetrators of attacks, who is at the highest risk, and the most effective solutions to this pervasive problem to help you better understand ransomware and reduce the large threat it poses.

Article

Empower Your Security Monitor with Powertech SIEM Agent for IBM i

By Robin Tatam on Wed, 08/28/2019

Typically, there are two main issues with monitoring a system manually: having to go out deliberately (and repeatedly) and check to see if something has happened; and the fact that you are most likely looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack of logged events.

Article

Remember the IFS!

By Robin Tatam on Thu, 06/27/2019

Ask any security professional which area of IBM i security is most often ignored and chances are that the unanimous response is a chorus of “the Integrated File System.” Although it’s been around since V3R1, the Integrated File System, or IFS, remains a shrouded mystery that represents significant risk to many IBM i organizations.

Article

Interacting with Powertech SIEM Agent for IBM i

By Robin Tatam on Thu, 03/21/2019

Your organization has invested in a security information event manager, or SIEM, to receive and analyse security and event log information from a variety of servers. Now they want to also get this information from their IBM Power Systems server.