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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: -- Use Authorization Lists to simplify security administration Answers to Other Technical Questions: - Are my objects really secured? - Working with Authorization Lists - Keep iSeries security simple - Tightening iSeries security Important Announcements and Links - Tip Contest: Win a 128MB Amoeba MP3 player - New Poll: How well will IBM bring in new iSeries customers? - Search400.com Month in Review: November 2003 - User Survey: What are your spending plans for 2004? __________________________________________________________________ *********************** 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,,22274,00.htm?track=NL-236&bytware =================================================================== Today's Featured Tip =================================================================== Use Authorization Lists to simplify security administration by Rich Loeber Security is really a pain in the neck. You need it, but on the other hand, administering your security setup can take hours of work. And the work continues all the time. But you can make things a bit easier if you use some capabilities in your system. In this tip, Rich tells you about Authorization Lists, which are certainly a step in the right direction. >> CLICK here for the full tip: http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci940063,00.html.?track=NL-236 =================================================================== Answers to Other Security Questions =================================================================== ARE MY OBJECTS REALLY SECURE? One user that comes from an OS/390 environment writes, "I have recently been assigned to the iSeries system. When reviewing the security of my objects -- through WRKOBJ display authority -- I see that the objects are not secured by an Authorization List and PUBLIC has full access. How secure are my objects?" Security expert Carol Woodbury responds. http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid526482_tax288767,00.html?track=NL-236 WORKING WITH AUTHORIZATION LISTS Former security expert Dan Riehl explains the impact on the use of objects that are not affiliated with an Authorization List. http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid489393_tax288767,00.html?track=NL-236 KEEP ISERIES SECURITY SIMPLE Security on the iSeries can seem like a monumental task. For most iSeries shops, the number of objects on your system is astronomical. The key to implementing an effective security design is to keep it as simple as possible. The designers of OS/400 security had this in mind when they created the security layer on your system, so it is entirely possible to achieve. http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci862508,00.html?track=NL-236 TIGHTENING ISERIES SECURITY As your company grows, so do the security risks -- from inside and outside threats. 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