Security Tip: Automated disaster recovery

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September 28, 2004 Published by  Search400.com    Security Tip Issue Sponsored By:   > Bytware IN THIS ISSUE:   >  Automated disaster recovery -- revisited   >  Top 10 security tips   >  Is the light on, but the door unlocked?   >  Testing resource security   >  Putting a security guide in place Automated disaster recovery -- revisited [Search400.com] by Rich Loeber A little more than a year ago, I wrote a security tip about automating your iSeries disaster recovery restore process. Of the many tips I've done over the last several years, none has drawn as much "fan mail" as this particular tip. Well, due to some OS/400 changes, the process outlined in the tip no longer works. This tip provides a workaround for newer OS/400 versions. MORE INFO: > View previous tips by Rich Loeber   Bytware Deleted Files. It's happened to us all, either deleted by accident, by a virus, or by a disgruntled employee. Wouldn't it be nice if these files could be restored as easily as they were deleted, without having to turn to time-consuming and costly backups? Now they can. With StandGuard Recycle Bin, the new Windows-style file protection utility designed specifically for the iSeries, you can bring back lost files from all of your mapped drives with just a few clicks of your mouse. For details and a free trial, visit here!   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. Is the light on, but the door unlocked? [Search400.com] 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. Be safe. Don't leave your system exposed; learn more about locking down your iSeries. 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. MANAGING THE ISERIES FORUM:  Interact with other administrators Are you an iSeries administrator with questions? Join your peers in our Managing the iSeries Forum to ask and answer questions on systems management issues. Search400.com experts frequent the forums and share their expertise. TEST YOUR SMARTS:  iSeries security: Fact or fiction iSeries security expert Carol Woodbury provides advice to Search400.com's members on a regular basis. Are you also a security guru? Test your knowledge against some of Carol's recent Q&As. LEARN IT:  Guides to FREE iSeries educational resources Keeping abreast of the latest iSeries technology can be a tough task. A lot of shops have a slim-to-none budget for education and training, and finding the time to take a workshop or class can seem next to impossible. We've searched the Web and have come up with a ton of great links to online courses, tutorials, webcasts, white papers, tips, articles and much more. And best of all, these educational resources are all FREE. ** Check out both part 1 and part 2 of the learning guides. ** View all of the Search400.com Learning Guides.   Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED]     Free E-Newsletters! Select e-newsletters you would like to receive via e-mail!  Search400: Today's News  Search400: Administrator Tips  Search400: Programmer Tips Not a Member? We?ll activate your membership with your subscription.   This e-newsletter is published by Search400.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. To unsubscribe from "Security Tip": Go to unsubscribe: http://search400.techtarget.com/unsubscribe?track=NL-236&ad=492877 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Contact Us: Search400 Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494