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More tips: http://search400.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid3_tax2f8,00.html?track=NL-236 ================================================================== In today's technical advice roundup you'll find tips, expert answers and input from your peers to the following iSeries security questions and concerns: Today's Featured Security Tip: -- Simplifying individual object restores Answers to Other Technical Questions: - Automating the backup procedure - Backup and recovery techniques - Are your backups complete? - Automate disaster recovery restores Important Announcements and Links - Expert Profile: Paul Jury, Search400.com security expert - Tips Contest: August and September winners announced - Current Poll: Are you being asked to comply with UCCnet? - Free on Search400.com: White Papers on iSeries security __________________________________________________________________ ******************* SPONSORED BY Bytware, Inc. ******************* You've disabled Active X, turned off Java, and set up a firewall. But do you have virus scanning on your mail? If you use OS/400 mail, a malicious message could undermine all of your other efforts. Don't overlook your iSeries. Make sure you're covered with the first and only mail scanner for OS/400 mail. Get Protected. Get StandGuard Anti-Virus. Powered by McAfee. http://search400.com/r/0,,19724,00.htm?track=NL-236&bytware =================================================================== Today's Featured Tip =================================================================== Simplifying individual object restores by Rich Loeber A good security policy always includes backups. We tend to think of these backups as being for recovery of your system from catastrophic loss. But more frequently they are also used to recover individual data and other objects that are lost due to a wide variety of reasons, many of which fall into the security area. Having a method for quick and easy restore for individual objects is important in the overall security plans for your iSeries shop. >> CLICK here for the full tip: http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci931799,00.html?track=NL-236 =================================================================== Answers to Other Security Questions =================================================================== AUTOMATING THE BACKUP PROCEDURE One user writes, "We are on an iSeries 730 box. We're doing our backups manually using the GO SAVE command. I would like to automate this procedure. I've written a CL program that will perform the SAVSYS, SAVLIB (*nonsys) and SAVDLO libraries. Am I on the right track, or should I be looking in a different direction?" Read what backup & recovery expert Ken Graap had to say. http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid550825_tax288615,00.html?track=NL-236 BACKUP AND RECOVERY TECHNIQUES Backups and restores are too important for mistakes to happen. These tips and white papers answer questions you may have, as well as provide shortcuts to make the task easier. http://search400.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid3_gci929780,00.html?track=NL-236 ARE YOUR BACKUPS COMPLETE? There are many layers to security. You have to make sure that intruders don't get in. And if they do get in, they must not be allowed to do anything harmful. One way to minimize that security risk is to make sure that your backup plan is up to date -- and that it works. http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci892357,00.html?track=NL-236 AUTOMATE DISASTER RECOVERY RESTORES Part of the job of a security officer is creating, maintaining and testing your disaster recovery plan. A major part of disaster recovery is recreating your computing environment on a completely different system, and that always involves data and program restores. If you're a small- to medium-sized shop that can't afford (or won't consider) a comprehensive third-party save/restore application, check out this tip and learn how to create your own workable disaster recovery method. http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci924331,00.html?track=NL-236 ___________________________________________________________________ ********************** SPONSORED BY SkyView Partners ************** Do you know if your iSeries is at risk? Do you have the information to know? From HIPAA to GLBA to Sarbanes-Oxley, government regulations are asking about risk. For example, HIPAA requires that a covered entity conduct an "accurate and thorough assessment of potential risks and vulnerabilities...of electronic health information". At SkyView Partners we are introducing SkyView Risk Assessor, a comprehensive software package for the iSeries. This package, designed by Carol Woodbury, former OS/400 chief security architect for IBM, offers a thorough appraisal of your security configuration compared to best practice and a plan for addressing the deficiencies. Put your security into action...with a plan. Visit http://www.skyviewpartners.com/java-skyviewp/contactus.jsp to request more information on SkyView Risk Assessor for OS/400. ___________________________________________________________________ :::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= EXPERT PROFILE | Paul Jury, Search400.com security expert Paul is vice president of product development at Powertech and is responsible for PowerLock product direction and development strategy. Previously he held the position of vice president of engineering and chief technical officer at Connectra Software. At F5 Networks as director of software product development, Paul led the team that created Network Computing magazine's Editor's Choice Award-Winning Internet Traffic Management product. In addition, his contributions have included the creation of E-Commerce Controller and management of F5's security systems technologies. Paul loves a challenge, so send him your toughest security questions today. >> CLICK here to ask Paul a question or to read recent Q&As: http://Search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid3_cid423497_tax288767,00.html?track=NL-236 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER WINNERS ANNOUNCED | Search400.com tips contest The results you've been waiting for are finally here.... The top winner for Search400.com's Tips Contest for August and September is Rajiv Menon. Rajiv won a $50 Amazon gift certificate and was added to our Hall of Fame for his tip: Find the maximum record count using SQL http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci917942,00.html?track=NL-236 Congratulations also to our runner-up winners: Michael Rooney and John Tortorella. View all winning tips in Search400.com's Hall of Fame: http://search400.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid3_prz826588_cts826578,00.html?track=NL-236 NEW CONTEST FOR OCTOBER: This month we're giving away a hand-held color TV with an TFT enhanced active Matrix 2.5-Inch LCD screen. Enjoy the brilliant clarity of a TFT-LCD screen on the world's smallest TV. 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Browse Search400.com's white paper section to find informative white papers on security and several other iSeries topics. >> CLICK here to view the white papers: http://search400.techtarget.com/whitepapersByCategory/0,293837,sid3_tax292513_idx0_off10,00.html?track=NL-236 ________________________________________________________________ :::::::::::::::::::::: SEARCH400 CONTACTS ::::::::::::::::::: TIP MAILBOX, (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us feedback on tips and ideas for new tip content. ________________________________________________________________ MICHELLE DAVIDSON, Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us your story ideas and best practices. ________________________________________________________________ DEBRA TART, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us your tips and Best Web Links. ________________________________________________________________ DAVID GABEL, Executive Tech Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your technical tips and tip ideas. ________________________________________________________________ AMY PANZA, sales representative (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter. ::::::::::::::::::::: ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER :::::::::::::::::::::: This newsletter is published by TechTarget, the most targeted IT media. http://www.techtarget.com?track=NL-236 Copyright 2003 TechTarget. 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