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The Ultimate Guide to DORA Compliance for the Financial Sector
Guide

The Ultimate Guide to DORA Compliance for the Financial Sector

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) applies to over 22,000 financial entities and ICT providers in the EU. It introduces an end-to-end framework for effective risk managements, ICT and cyber security operational capabilities, and third-party management to assure the consistent delivery of services along the financial value chain. This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to...
Infrastructure and Data Protection
Data Protection
Compliance
Guide

Fortra's Complete Guide to Layered Offensive Security

Most organizations have a decent understanding of the types of defensive security tactics they need to employ to thwart cyberattacks. But offensive security techniques are just as important for detecting existing vulnerabilities that a threat actor has yet to discover and exploit. Learn how to approach offensive security from the ground up, including the value of using a layered security...
Infrastructure and Data Protection
IT Infrastructure Protection
Vulnerability Management
Offensive Security
News Article

Forbes: How to Reduce Your Risk of Identity Theft

What can cybercriminals do with your stolen information and how can you protect yourself from being a victim of this rising crime? Writing for Forbes, cybersecurity expert John Wilson of Fortra provides six steps to help guard against identity theft.
News Article

IBM i Community Predictions for 2022, Part 1

At this time of year, It’s an IT Jungle tradition to ask members of the IBM i community for their thoughts on what the new year will bring. Read Tom Huntingdon’s contribution in part 1 of this predictions piece.
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.
Automation
Compliance
Monitoring
Article

IBM i Cloud Security Considerations

Fri, 08/14/2020
As you consider taking your IBM i to the cloud, cybersecurity will no doubt top your list of concerns. And for good reason. It’s important to remember that the cloud is kind of a lie. Your sensitive data is simply being sent to someone else’s server, and that server has a physical location somewhere. Just like on-prem cybersecurity, IBM i cloud security can be divided into two parts: ...
IBM i Cybersecurity
Article

I Have All Object Authority And I’m Not Afraid To Use It!

By Sandi Moore on Thu, 06/27/2019
When it comes to security on IBM Power Servers running IBM i, a common challenge for many organizations is the number of users with too much power. These users can potentially circumvent application controls, override security restrictions for themselves and others, change critical server configuration settings, and even cover their tracks while they do it.
IBM i Cybersecurity
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.
IBM i Cybersecurity