by Amanda Hendley | May 15, 2024
Recognizing the global need for cybersecurity education, Vanguard Security & Compliance is a premier gathering of cybersecurity professionals from around the world. VSC offers a comprehensive program that balances educational sessions with interactive workshops...
by Mark Wilson | Apr 30, 2024 | Observability, Security
Mark Wilson reflects on the findings of a recent mainframe survey, explaining why security should be the number one priority, and why we need to start talking about complexity and observability. I read with interest the highlights of the Arcati Mainframe survey 2024,...
by Vertali | Apr 9, 2024 | cyber security, Highlight, Mainframe, Security
Vertali’s zTrust is a unique software solution that dramatically reduces the time, effort and costs needed to secure your operations and prove compliance with data standards and industry regulations. zTrust reveals network activity to and from your mainframe,...
by Planet Mainframe | Feb 28, 2024
IMS User Group | February 2024 Replacing IBM IMS DB—Fully Automated and with Highest Security IBM IMS DB has been regarded as an absolutely reliable and high-performance database system for decades. Nevertheless, there are good reasons for replacing IMS DB with a...
by Amanda Hendley and Phil Buckellew | Nov 16, 2023 | cyber security, Media, podcast, Security
While at GSE UK, Planet Mainframe’s own Amanda Hendley, the Managing Editor of Planet Mainframe, interviews Phil Buckellew, President of Infrastructure Modernization at Rocket Software, and discusses the importance of mainframe security, emphasizing that while the...
by Phil Buckellew | Oct 27, 2023 | cyber security, Mainframe, Security
As of 2023, over 72% of businesses worldwide have been affected by ransomware attacks. With new attacks seemingly every day and the cost of these attacks on the rise, companies know they can’t afford to joke around about security. Because of this, many are opting to...
by Sonja Soderlund | Oct 25, 2023 | cyber security, Trivia
For a long time, mainframes seemed like a safe room where a company’s most precious data possessions would be secure. But while mainframes still present unique challenges to bad actors, the days of mainframe impenetrability are most definitely over. Ever since the...
by Vertali | Oct 24, 2023 | cyber security, Highlight
With cyber security and cyber resiliency top priorities for organizations, is enough focus given to the wider network, asks Tony Amies of Vertali How can you confirm that your network access control settings are correct and are working as intended? How can you...
by Broadcom Mainframe Software | Oct 12, 2023 | cyber security
In this short video, Ravi Patil, Director, Product Management & Strategy, explains Mainframe cybersecurity in simple terms and recommends an effective approach for protecting your company. Learn More Here
by Amanda Hendley | Oct 10, 2023 | cyber security
In August, Tracy Dean, Product Manager, IMS Tools and z/VM Tools, presented an insightful session on “What does IBM z Cyber Vault mean for an IMS environment?” In her presentation, she explored the significance of IBM Z Cyber Vault in safeguarding data...
by Sonja Soderlund | Oct 9, 2023 | Trivia
For a long time, the perception that mainframes are inherently secure probably made life quite a bit easier for hackers than it really needed to be. Back in the pre-internet world, corporations could probably afford to treat mainframe security as an...
by Trevor Eddolls | Oct 4, 2023 | cyber security, Highlight
The stages in a mainframe breach are familiar to most mainframers these days. Firstly, the bad actors need to gain access to the mainframe. That is as simple as going to the web and buying a user id and password combo for as little as $120. But even worse if the...
by Alessandro Bruno | Oct 3, 2023 | cyber security
Cybersecurity is a journey. The last three decades show that hackers and security teams have continually competed with each other, adapting to a changing environment. Both have learned from each other, but cybersecurity has—perhaps inevitably—always had to catch up to...
by Sonja Soderlund | Oct 2, 2023 | News
SC Media Honors Rocket Software’s Cynthia Overby for Career in Mainframe Security SC Media, a publication of the CyberRisk Alliance, has announced its five 2023 Women in IT Security Honorees. Among the five honorees is Rocket Software’s Cynthia Overby, lauded for her...
by Amanda Hendley | Sep 27, 2023 | cyber security
We trust you’ve appreciated our September series, centered around Db2. Over the past few weeks, we’ve had the pleasure of sharing over 10 fresh, original Db2 articles with our dedicated audience. Today, we are thrilled to introduce an engaging new theme...
