Category: Mainframes

Published on January 20, 2014

There are plenty of reasons for a business to make sure its data is secure. Not least of these is avoiding the embarrassment of landing in a conspicuous spot on one of the many "Top Ten Worst Data Breaches of 2013" lists. Some breaches come…

Published on January 2, 2014

For the past two decades, the mainframe has been on a constant deathwatch with IT "experts" and analysts regularly predicting its downfall and extinction. However, the mainframe, both as a style of hardware and as a computing platform, has survived, thrived, and evolved to overcome…

Published on December 23, 2013

One of the most compelling features of the mainframe is how it allows so many processes to run simultaneously. The mainframe's design allows it to have many users performing a variety of actions day after day without rest. Because mainframes are able to do so…

Published on December 20, 2013

Of all the data security tools and techniques available, data encryption remains the most effective way to keep mission critical data secure and out of the wrong hands. Many large organizations today rely on mission critical technology. Mission critical can refer to any part of…

Published on December 17, 2013

If you're running a mainframe that stores and processes sensitive data, you already know about the importance of encryption to data security. However, even though data encryption is a proven way to keep data private, there are still many companies that are not using encryption…

Published on December 3, 2013

For most software and online service accounts, passwords are the main line of defense. However, it is common for many users to have dozens of user accounts for different apps and services. Security requirements dictate that each password have sufficient complexity and be updated periodically.…

Published on November 25, 2013

Part of the premise and promise of cloud computing is that organizations can deploy a system much more cheaply and manage it much more simply than if buying their own hardware and running their own data center. The conventional wisdom of cloud computing suggests building…

Published on November 4, 2013

At one point, your company may have made the decision to take security more seriously. It might have been a strategic initiative, or it might have been in response to a past security breach. The CEO might have addressed the company or sent out a…

Published on October 29, 2013

You and your team may understand the importance of encryption and data security, but that doesn't mean the people who write the checks get it yet. As a mainframe security professional, part of your job is making sense of the challenges of keeping the data…

Published on October 15, 2013

BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is the increasingly popular and common practice of employees bringing their personal devices to use at work. Many people who own laptops and smart phones are more proficient at using their own devices than their work-issued hardware. People tend to…