Security complacency: is your mainframe at risk?

Security complacency: is your mainframe at risk?

This has been a fine summer. And I’m not talking about the weather: I mean the whopping fines proposed for infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by Marriott Hotels and British Airways, followed by an even bigger fine in the US for Equifax –...

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RegTech to the rescue…

RegTech to the rescue…

(How to best defend yourself from the tidal wave of new Regulations.) Regulatory Alphabet Soup The veritable tidal wave of recent regulations – most notably those emanating from Europe and the EU – are taking effect almost immediately. This will require urgent action...

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GDPR – is your firm going to be compliant?

GDPR – is your firm going to be compliant?

A summary of what you (and your Third-Parties) need to do. On April 27, 2016, the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, and the European Commission approved a new regulatory framework for personal data that will take effect on May 25, 2018. Intended...

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Mainframes don’t need SIEMs, do they?

Mainframes don’t need SIEMs, do they?

Mainframes come with plenty of security – why should they use a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), when it doesn’t even run on the mainframe? This is pretty much the opening argument from most mainframers when talking about SIEMs, and, at first glance,...

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GDPR and what it means to you

GDPR and what it means to you

(What will be the impact in the mainframe datacenter?) GDPR changes the rules The EU will be introducing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May of this year – it is the most important change in data privacy regulation in 20 years.  GDPR replaces the...

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