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...
Achieve Comprehensive Security with Multi-Level Access Control
Thirty-four percent of data breaches last year involved inside actors, according to the Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report. Employees can contribute to data loss due to simple errors or...
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...
NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulations and Encryption – 7 Steps to Compliance
The article below is an update to Townsend Security’s popular blog post on NYDFS cybersecurity regulations. On March 1, 2017, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) made their...
AES vs. DES Encryption: Why Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) has replaced DES, 3DES and TDEA
Every so often, we encounter someone still using antiquated DES for encryption. If your organization hasn’t switched to the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), it’s time for an upgrade. To...
Data Security 101: Data Security Terms and Concepts
You know you should keep your data secure, but do you know how? Do you know the meaning of terms like compliance, multi-factor authentication and data tokenization? If not, this post is for you. Keep...
AES vs PGP Encryption: What is the Difference?
In the world of data security there are many different types of encryption, but arguably the two most common are AES and PGP. With so many three-letter acronyms in the technical landscape, it’s...
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...
PGP vs. RSA: How Are They Different?
With increases in data breaches, the topics of data encryption and its importance are appearing more often in public discussions of data security. There is also increased confusion about the...