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OS/400 Security Audit? No problem with Carol Woodbury's software. http://search400.com/r/0,,25933,00.htm?track=NL-236&ad=477882&skyview ================================================================== Essential explanations and tools to help secure the iSeries. More tips: http://search400.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid3_tax2f8,00.html?track=NL-236&ad=477882 ================================================================== 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: -- How's your system integrity? Answers to Other Technical Questions: - Identify nonsystem objects in system libraries - Increasing security levels - How much authority should be given? - E-mail filtering in OS/400 SMTP Important Announcements and Links - Tip Contest: Win a Logitech MX700 cordless optical mouse - Free on Search400.com: White Papers on iSeries security - Monthly Newsletter: Top Expert Advice - Best Web Links: iSeries security ____________________________________________________________________ ********************* SPONSORED BY: SkyView Partners *************** World Class Security Expertise from SkyView Partners OS/400 Security Audit? No problem with Carol Woodbury's software. HIPAA, GLBA, Sarbanes-Oxley, California Law 1386. Are these Government Regulations driving a security audit for you? Save time and save money using Carol Woodbury's software - SkyView Risk Assessor for OS/400 - new from SkyView Partners. http://search400.com/r/0,,25933,00.htm?track=NL-236&ad=477882&skyview =================================================================== Today's Featured Tip =================================================================== How's your system integrity? by Rich Loeber Much has been made over the years about the robust security features of OS/400. Those of us who have been working with the system since day one -- along with all those who have jumped on the bandwagon since 1988 -- have experience with the depth of security features that are available to us. IBM continues to proudly tout the OS/400 as a highly secure environment and one that has been immune to virus and tampering. So, it was with some surprise when I recently stumbled over the CHKOBJITG (Check Object Integrity) command on my system. If OS/400 is so secure, what's the deal with this command? >> CLICK here to view Rich's take on this command: http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci953914,00.html?track=NL-236&ad=477882 =================================================================== Answers to Other Security Questions =================================================================== IDENTIFY NONSYSTEM OBJECTS IN SYSTEM LIBRARIES A user asks, "Is there a fail-safe way of identifying all the nonsystem objects in the system libraries?" Security expert Carol Woodbury says there are two OS/400 commands you can try. http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid483007_tax288767,00.html?track=NL-236&ad=477882 INCREASING SECURITY LEVELS What are the ramifications of going from security level 20 to level 30 and possibly 40? Security expert Carol Woodbury explains. http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid554069_tax288767,00.html?track=NL-236&ad=477882 HOW MUCH AUTHORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN? One user wondered what authority should be given to company subsidiaries overseas. Search400.com's OS/400 expert John Brandt offers some advice. http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid567989_tax285220,00.html?track=NL-236&ad=477882 E-MAIL FILTERING IN OS/400 SMTP The iSeries platform continues to hold bragging rights to the "never had a virus" claim. Its robust design -- with computer security as a core requirement -- goes a long way to explain this unique capability. OS/400, however, can still be hiding and even proliferating computer viruses within the confines of the Integrated File System (IFS). Security guru Rich Loebr explains what your best defense is. http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci946100,00.html?track=NL-236&ad=477882 ___________________________________________________________________ :::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN A LOGITECH MX700 CORDLESS MOUSE | Search400.com tips contest We're giving away a Logitech MX700 cordless optical mouse. This awesome mouse will be awarded for the best tip submitted February through March. The fast RF cordless technology works within a six-foot range, has a rapid-charge base station and cruise control scrolling system for scrolling long documents or Web sites. 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