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Is the AS/400 Dead?

By Tom Huntington on Mon, 02/19/2024
Many IT professionals still use the term AS/400. But can a platform that was introduced in 1988 still be relevant today? The answers typically surprise people.
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How to Succeed at IBM i Security
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How to Succeed at IBM i Security

Mon, 02/19/2024
Find out where security plans are running off course and how you can make a completely attainable plan to succeed.
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Patch Tuesday
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Patch Tuesday Update December 2023

By Tyler Reguly on Thu, 12/14/2023
It would seem that Microsoft was feeling particularly festive and wanted to give admins around the world a bit of a break this holiday season. This month, we see 36 Microsoft CVEs and six non-Microsoft CVEs for a total of 42 CVEs and eight of those CVEs are Edge (Chromium-based) vulnerabilities that were announced last week.
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RPA vs API
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RPA vs. API: Differences and Use Cases

Thu, 11/30/2023
At its very core, the goal of automation is to take routine, repetitive tasks off the hands of time-strapped employees. Robotic process automation (RPA) solutions are designed to do this, but some lack an important feature that can make simplifying your tasks much harder than it needs to be—API connectivity. In this blog, we’re going to take you through the definition of both RPA and APIs, share...
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You’ve Upgraded Your Hardware. Now It’s Time to Upgrade Your Security Posture

By Amy Williams on Wed, 09/20/2023
If you have recently upgraded your hardware, our this is a great opportunity to establish IBM i security best practices for your organization now and into the future — and our free Security Scan will help you do just that. The Security Scan takes an inventory of your current security settings and uses the results to demonstrate your data’s degree of vulnerability and pinpoint specific weaknesses.
IBM i Cybersecurity
An IBM i Hacking Tale
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An IBM i Hacking Tale

By Pablo Zurro on Thu, 04/06/2023
Discover how penetration testing can be used on IBM i systems to find hidden vulnerabilities in your security. This post breaks down Core Impact's IBM i pen testing process from discovery to privilege escalation.
IBM i Cybersecurity
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How to Meet Cyber Insurance Requirements for IBM i

Thu, 03/02/2023
Discover what cyber insurance is, the solutions you may need to qualify or lower premiums, and what Fortra offers to assist your IBM i organization with becoming cyber insured.
IBM i Automation
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What is a Vulnerability Management Program?

Mon, 07/25/2022
The Equifax breach was caused by a vulnerability. The WannaCry virus exploited a vulnerability. The stories don’t seem to end but it seems like no one is talking about how to solve this problem which is: start a vulnerability management program. “Manage the vulnerabilities in my network? Sounds easy” well, not so much, but not so difficult that you shouldn’t be spending time and resources on it...
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6 Ways to Defend Yourself Against Password Attacks

Thu, 07/14/2022
Ever since Ali Baba uttered “open sesame,” thieves have been using stolen passwords to access hidden riches. In the digital world, password attacks have been and continue to be a common way for threat actors to gain access to an organization’s treasure trove of data. No matter how many emails we get from IT explaining what makes a good password, many of us still use the same basic password in...
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Solutions for Vulnerability Management

Fri, 04/22/2022
This guest blog from Dr. Edward Amoroso, Tag Cyber provides a high-level overview of modern advances in vulnerability management and how the Fortra cybersecurity portfolio supports this important method for addressing exploitable weaknesses in an enterprise.
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Malware, Ransomware, and Viruses vs Your IBM i Server

By Robin Tatam on Fri, 02/11/2022
Many of us have heard that you can’t get a virus on this platform, but the reality is that the integrated file system (IFS) is a tree-like structure. This structure can house Word documents, PDFs, MP3s, JPEG images, and these files can be just as infected on the IBM i server as they can on any Windows work station or server.
IBM i Cybersecurity
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ALD Automotive Takes a Business-Wide Approach to RPA

Based in the Netherlands, ALD Automotive is a global player in mobility financing and management and active in 43 countries. They strive to offer every company the right mobility mix, to make the day-to-day work of fleet- and mobility managers easier, and to take work out of the hands of the lease driver.
Automation
Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
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Open PGP for IBM i (iSeries)

Tue, 08/10/2021
GoAnywhere MFT for IBM i (iSeries) includes native commands for performing PGP encryption and decryption functions directly on the IBM i (formerly known as and often still called AS/400). These commands can be placed in CL programs, the job scheduler or run from IBM i menus. With GoAnywhere MFT, files can additionally be digitally signed with a private key on the IBM i. In turn, you can verify...
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10 Ways GoAnywhere MFT can Improve Your Efficiency on the IBM i

By Brian Pick on Tue, 06/29/2021
Are you using homegrown processes in your organization to send files on the IBM i? Between the knowledge required to write and maintain file transfer scripts, the time spent on creating user profiles for every file recipient, and the hassle of solving connection problems so data is always delivered successfully, manual IBM i transfers can be exceedingly complicated. But they don’t have to be—as...
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