Security Tip: Don't get caught with your system exposed

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July 27, 2004 Published by  Search400.com    Security Tip IN THIS ISSUE:   >  Is the light on, but the door unlocked?   >  Standardized security setup across multiple systems   >  Testing resource security   >  Putting a security guide in place   >  Top 10 security tips   >  Test your smarts: Who's who in the iSeries community? SPONSORED BY:  Search400.com Product and Vendor Guide The Buyers guide is one of the most comprehensive directories of vendor and product information on the Web. It covers a wide range of areas for your research needs, including Application Dev, E-Commerce Solutions, Security and more. Simply search by topic, company name or keyword and you have access to complete vendor and important product information without having to comb through multiple sites. Click Here! Is the light on, but the door unlocked? [Search400.com] Rich Loeber iSeries owners regularly boast about the security built into their systems, and rightly so, but if you don't implement and use the features, they're not going to do anything for you. I have mentioned before that I live in upstate New York, in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains. In our neck of the woods (literally), security is not much of an issue for most people. In fact, most of our neighbors never lock their homes or cars since theft is just not a problem. I'm surprised, however, when I hear about iSeries shops that have this same approach to computer security. Be safe. Don't leave your system exposed; learn more about locking down your iSeries. MORE INFO: > View other tips by Rich Loeber Standardized security setup across multiple systems [Search400.com] Nothing supports the popularity of the iSeries as much as the number of customers with multiple systems installed. For security officers, it can easily mean a lot of extra work keeping each system configured and setup for company security policies. While this can be a complex task, IBM has provided a little known capability in OS/400 for that can help you to enforce standard security configuration set up rules across separate systems. Testing resource security [Search400.com] Rich Loeber takes a look at how you can go about testing your resource security setup. There are two things that you need to test and evaluate on your system. First, you have to make sure users have sufficient authority to get all of their work done without a problem. Once that has been established, you then need to go back and make sure users don't have too much authority, thereby compromising the confidentiality issues that prompted you to secure specific resources in the first place. Putting a security guide in place [Search400.com] One user writes, "After being audited this year, the auditors have asked me to create a 'Security officers best practices guide'. Can you recommend any articles/documents or books that could help me get started with this?" Search400.com's security expert Carol Woodbury responds. Top 10 security tips [Search400.com] Not surprisingly, security is even more of an issue this year -- especially with Sarbanes-Oxley compliance deadlines. Here are 10 hot tips to ensure your security is all it can be. NEW ISERIES QUIZ:  Test your smarts: Who's who in the iSeries community? Sharpen your pencils. It's time to see how much you know about the big players in the iSeries community. Do you know who created the computer architecture used in today's iSeries? Who's the guy in the cowboy hat you see regularly at COMMON conferences? Who is known as Mr. OS/400 Security? Click over and see if you know the answers to those questions and more. 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