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SECURITY QUESTIONS

  • Have you had your iSeries System Security configured by a an Application Vendor or the System Engineers that installed it?
  • Do you know that your system is really secure from internal fraud or external attack?
  • Could a System User unwittingly Corrupt your data and cause you to invoke a Disaster Recovery Situation?

Concerned? Interested?

Click Here to get more information on our Security Review Service.

TOP 10 SECURITY ISSUES ON ISERIES

A common question asked by system administrators is "What do I need to do to avoid iSeries Security issues?"

Here is a list of the 10 most common Security Exposures.

  1. No Security Policy or Standard
  2. System Access from PC's
  3. Easily Guessed Passwords
  4. iSeries Navigator and File Shares
  5. Incorrect Object Authorities
  6. Removal of User Profiles that are no longer in use
  7. Sensitive data Controls
  8. Powerful Account usage
  9. Excessive Special Authority and command line access
  10. Security System Values

SOX Compliance

"What do I need to do to to become SOX Compliant?"

"What controls do we need to put in place?

 

Here is a list of the most common controls you can put in place for SOX.

  1. Define Segregation of duties and job roles
  2. Document User Administration processes
  3. Control Special Authority and command line usage
  4. Regular internal audit of IT processes and procedures