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April 2013

Godzilla’s IBM Hack and Other Bizarre Breaches
Setting up Switch Pairs with Authority Broker
Monitor IBM i Security and Compliance with SEQUEL and PowerTech
Q&A: How can Compliance Monitor show me who signs on my system?
Q&A: I can’t find a deleted user profiles report in CM. What can I do?

March 2013

Your Biggest Challenge to IBM i User Onboarding
5 Ways to Satisfy COBIT
Gone But Not Forgotten—John Earl Memorial Fund
Q&A: I’m trying to run a Compliance Assessment in IE 9, but the report comes back blank. What am I doing wrong?
Q&A: I really love your new Command Security solution! Are there any commands that it can’t monitor?

February 2013

BYOD: Problems, Practices, and Solutions
“Black Hole” Explorer
30 Year Milestone for Smarter Data Centers
Q&A: Is it possible to have a process that deletes old Compliance Monitor assessments and logs from both my Consolidator and Endpoints?
Q&A: Can I save my report with custom filters in Compliance Monitor, and run it again?

January 2013

2012 in Review: When The Cybercriminals Win
The Other Side of Disaster Recovery
Your Disk Space Security Threat
Q&A: Some of my Authority Broker reports are blank, even though I know there was activity during the requested time period. What would cause this?
Q&A: How can I use PowerTech Network Security to globally prevent users from updating data via Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)?

December 2012

Keeping Critical Assets Secure In the Cloud
Compliance Reporting: Home for the Holidays!
Your Biggest Threat for Security Breach
Q&A: Can Compliance Monitor show me when users sign on to the system?
Q&A: Do I need to be on an authorization list to run Authority Broker reports?

November 2012

Does Your Business Trust Its Data?
Help! I Forgot My IBM i Password (Again!)
Interacting with Interact
Q&A: Is it possible to know what Compliance Assessment creates on our system before installing it? Can remove these items after the assessment is finished?
Q&A: Some of my Authority Broker reports are blank, even though I know there was activity during the requested time period. What would cause this?

October 2012

The Consolidation Revolution
How to Make Your Auditor Love You? DataThread.
Which Performance Metrics Are You Ignoring?
Q&A: What is the best way to produce an object authorities report for a specific library and object type using Compliance Monitor?

September 2012

CSI: Your Data
Empower Your Security Monitor to Interact
Learn the Secrets of Advanced Query/400
Q&A: I upgraded to Network Security version 6 and imported my security rules. How do I remove the old product libraries?

August 2012

Security in Today’s World: Protecting Your Data, Protecting Your Business
Use Profile Swaps for Safe Authority Inheritance
Arm Your IBM i Servers with Native Protection Against Malicious Code
Q&A: Can Compliance Monitor show me when someone creates new user profiles?
Q&A: I need to run some security-related reports. Do you have any suggestions?

July 2012

Beware the Auditing and Security Free Lunch
How To Maintain Your Data Integrity
IBM i Scheduling Survival eGuide
Q&A: How do you set up a “user rule” in Network Security to allow a transaction or event?
Q&A: Can Compliance Monitor show me when someone creates new user profiles?

June 2012

Getting Started with PCI and Why Every Company Should Be in Compliance
IBM i Message Management and Resources Monitoring eBook
PowerTech Releases PowerAdmin
Q&A: Is there a way to track interactive signon events for QSECOFR (or other user profiles)?
Q&A: Can Authority Broker notify my system administrator at the start of every role swap?

May 2012

PowerTech Releases 2012 State of IBM i Security Study
I've Got *ALLOBJ Authority And I'm Not Afraid To Use It—Part 2
2012 Help/Systems User Conference—Sharpen Your Skills at the Solutions Summit
Q&A: We want to do some disaster recovery testing. How can we start DataThread on a mirrored target machine?
Q&A: How can I move Authority Broker to a new system?

April 2012

I Have All Object Authority And I'm Not Afraid To Use It!
Monitor, Capture, and Send Log Events With PowerTech Interact
Q&A: How do I back up Interact?
Q&A: How do I configure a new install of Interact and IP addresses?

March 2012

The Road To Security Starts with a Compliance Assessment
Scan Your System Security in Just 10 Minutes
Six Areas of Configuration
Command Access Can Bring Unexpected Consequences
Q&A: What are libraries @@$PTABPTF, PABPLPTF, and PABPTF0003?

February 2012

Remember the IFS
Audit Tested & Audit Approved Instant Authority!
Q&A: Deleting old Compliance Monitor assessments and logs

January 2012

Generate and Distribute Audit Reports Automatically
Recorded Webinars: IBM i Viruses: Fact or Fiction
PowerTech Dashboards Using SEQUEL Software
Tips/Q&A: A reason for blank Authority Broker reports
Tips/Q&A: Will Compliance Monitor 3 run on my system?
Trivia: Name two things that a user profile inherits from its group profile.

December 2011

Security Breaches—When, Not If
Control Freak Trivia

November 2011

Defining a Batch Assessment in Compliance Monitor 3
Q&A: Deleting Old Network Security Product Libraries.

October 2011

What Happens in Vegas... Is (Hopefully) Shared Back Home!
Beware of Skimming—It's Closer Than You Think
Q&A: How to know what Compliance Assessment creates on your system and how to move it when finished.

September 2011

Batch Scheduling Enhances Compliance Monitor 3
When Good Guys Turn Bad
Q&A: Can I save my report with custom filters in Compliance Monitor, and run it again?

August 2011

PowerTech Releases Command Security
Commands Never Die! Stay in Command of Your Command Line
Register for the IBM i Security Event of the Year
Q&A: Can I transfer SecurityAudit from one system to another for D/R testing?

July 2011

Help/Systems Completes Acquisition of DataThread
Using a Custom Journal for Network Security Audit Entries
Register for the IBM i Security Event of the Year
Q&A: What are the system requirements for Compliance Monitor 3.01?

June 2011

Inherited Authority Can Sabotage Your System
Register Now for the 2011 IBM i Security Event of the Year
Q&A: Can Compliance Monitor show me when users sign on to the system?

May 2011

PowerTech Releases 2011 "State of IBM i Security" Study
Trivia: What three values does the "Limit capabilities" parameter support for user profiles?
Q&A: Can Compliance Monitor show me when someone creates new user profiles?

April 2011

PCI Compliance for IBM i—Part 2
Security Officer or Security Nightmare?
Q&A: What you need to know about mirroring Network Security 6

March 2011

PCI Compliance for IBM i
IBM i Open Source Security Policy Now Available
Q&A: What you need to know about backing up Network Security 6

February 2011

IBM i Security Conference
Database Monitoring with DataThread
Q&A: Running security-related reports on IBM i

January 2011

2010 in Review
7 Habits of Highly Secure Companies: Part III
Q&A: Removing old product libraries after upgrading to Network Security 6

November 2010

Controlling SQL Updates Using Network Security
7 Habits of Highly Secure Companies: Part II
Q&A: Using PowerTech Network Security to globally prevent users from updating data via ODBC

October 2010

7 Deadly Habits of Unsecure Companies
Harvest Time for Audit Journal Data
Q&A: Automating reports for auditor reviews with Authority Broker
It Pays to Comply: Financial data breaches linked to poor security compliance

September 2010

Keep An Audit Eye On Your System Values!
Viruses On Your IBM i Server?
Q&A: The "PowerTech Products Menu"
Security Vulnerabilities: Unpatched Flaws on the Rise

August 2010

Back to (Security) School
Real-Time Event Escalation: Be Part of the Big Picture!
Q&A: Compliance Monitor with Paul Culin

July 2010

What's involved in a PowerTech Compliance Assessment?
Limiting an *ALLOBJ user to read-only data access
Q&A: What’s the difference between Compliance Monitor’s Console and Consolidator filters?
The end of Sarbanes-Oxley?

June 2010

Network Security 6.0 Secures Access to Critical Data
Behind the New Network Security Release
Q&A: I would love to get real-time event notifications from my System i with Interact. How difficult is it to set up?
Verisign to sell authentication unit

May 2010

Advisory Board Meets in Minneapolis
IBM Enhances OS Security Functions
Q&A: So far, I have run Network Security only in "audit mode." Now, I want to start locking down my servers.
I’m a little scared about locking out the wrong people. Do you have any advice?
State of IBM i Security Study: 2010 Edition Available

April 2010

2010 Edition of the State of IBM i Security study now available!
Don't miss these security sessions at COMMON!
Q&A: Several of my users have JOBCTL and SAVSYS Special Authorities. Should I be concerned?
Coming soon: Network Security 6.0!
U.S. Secret Service paid TJX hacker $75K a year in cash
MD5 hash vulnerability is expert's top Web security flaw
Does New Breach Law Have Teeth?

March 2010

Creating A Security Policy For Your Organization
COMMON Turns 50!
What goes into publishing the annual "State of IBM i Security" study?
Q&A: How do you set up a "user rule" in Network Security to allow a transaction or event?
New Security Guide Released
MA data privacy law takes effect
Is the U.S. losing the cyber war?

February 2010

Hit The Road, Robin!
Online Training
Midrange User Groups
IBM i Security Workshops
Slash Your Complance Workload!
Q&A: Is there a way to track interactive signon events for QSECOFR (or other user profiles)?
Q&A: Can Authority Broker notify my system administrator at the start of every role swap?
Sweepstakes Winner Announced
Feds and Cybersecurity
IE 6 under attack...again

January 2010

New Year's Resolutions for 2010
PowerTech: Beyond Software
Q&A: We are planning a disaster recovery test. What do I need to do for Authority Broker?
Q&A: I have several users who require the same access to the same servers within Network Security, however they don’t belong to a common group profile. Is there an easy way to configure the settings for multiple users?
NASA's Hack Woes Continue
Active PDF attacks target Acrobat Reader

December 2009

Accountability for powerful users
Controlling SQL updates using Network Security
Q&A: The ‘All System Values’ Report in Compliance Monitor shows my system value settings and highlights values that are non-compliant. Is there a way to adjust the Security Policy for a test or development system?
44% of Agencies Had More Security Incidents in Past Year
8 Hackers Indicted in $9 Million ATM Theft

November 2009

Are you playing a game of chance with unauthorized access to your company's private data?
Stay in touch with PowerTech on Twitter!
Q&A: How can I set up Authority Broker to run event reports automatically?
Q&A: Where does Network Security record its audit entries?
More bank phishing attacks
Congress may consider National Data Breach Law

October 2009

Meet Our New Director of Security Technologies
IBM Eye: Security Detective for Hire
Help/Systems and PowerTech Celebrate One-Year Anniversary!
Q&A: In Network Security, is there a way to notify our Security Officer when an unauthorized user attempts to access sensitive data using FTP or ODBC?
Q&A: I really like the Compliance Monitor Scorecards, but I was wondering whether I can use my company’s logo in the upper left hand corner of the report?