Protect Your Organization by Preventing Ransomware
Ransomware attacks have been prominent in the news lately, but for every such breach that is widely publicized, there are many others that go unreported in the press. Companies of all sizes are affected by the problem. Unfortunately, many don’t take proactive steps to limit their exposure until they have been victimized. A single ransomware […]
Security Checklist for IBM i Systems
For the past three years, Precisely has annually surveyed IT professionals who are responsible for IBM i systems at their companies. When respondents were asked to indicate their organization’s top five IT priorities for the coming year, IBM i system security came up as the most-selected priority for the second year in a row. Respondents […]
Achieve Comprehensive Security with Multi-Level Access Control
Too many privileged users constitute a significant data management and security risk. However, providing users and systems with the least access necessary is complex. Administrators need tools for dynamic access management based on real-time behavior and context. 3 Multi-level access control features for comprehensive security Every day, there are thousands of requests to access an IBM i […]
Dangers of Encryption on the IBM i (AS/400, i series): 7 Pitfalls to Avoid
IBM’s security implementation on the IBM i platform is good, but that doesn’t mean that it’s immune from data breaches. All PCs and servers on the same network as your IBM i server are potential attack points for a data breach. There’s no doubt that cyber criminals know that the IBM i server is a […]
Identify and Address 5 Top IBM i Security Threats
The IBM i has a well-earned reputation as one of the most secure IT platforms in the world. But actually, that’s something of a misnomer. It would be more correct to say that IBM i is one of the planet’s most highly securable operating environments. With IBM i, achieving a high level of security in […]
Why Data Encryption is Critical to FinTech
FinTech (financial technologies) is transforming the financial services industry. FinTech professionals from banks and credit unions to insurance companies deal with huge amounts of private data on a daily basis – and the best way to keep it secure is with encryption. Not only are companies deploying encryption as a security best practice, but it […]
The Top Seven Reasons to Marry Machine Learning and Your Mainframe
Machine learning (ML) has come to the mainframe, and with it the ability to analyze (and monetize) mainframe data in place. “Mainframes generate a massive volume of useful but overwhelming data that enterprise IT organizations often fail to fully leverage,” says David Hodgson, Chief Product Officer, at Precisely. A major part of the problem is […]
Regulations Remain Top Security Challenge for IT Professionals
To the consternation of IT professionals everywhere, data security challenges continue to evolve each year. Precisely’s Annual Security Survey for 2019 highlighted the challenge of the adoption of cloud services as well as the increasingly distributed nature of data. Even in the midst of emerging issues, some challenges remain constant. For example, regulatory compliance continues […]
IT Network Security: Mainframe Security Best Practices for Meeting Compliance Regulations and Minimizing Data Vulnerabilities
Considering that mainframes handle 68 percent of the world’s production IT workloads, mainframe security is a huge component of your overall IT network security. Mainframers recognize the importance of keeping the mainframe secure. Of the mainframe professionals surveyed in our 2018 mainframe survey, 63 percent said that meeting security and compliance requirements is a top […]