Above Security Takes i5/OS Log Aggregation to Heart
by Alex Woodie

Above Security, a Canadian provider of security software and managed security services, recently announced that it now supports the System i with its flagship product, CSC2, or Center of Surveillance, Command, and Control. In fact, company officials report they were so impressed with the order and the level of detail in the i5/OS audit journal that they standardized their log collection and aggregation techniques for other platforms on the multi-user business server from IBM. READ MORE >

Shield's Remote Journal-Based DR Solution Matures at V2R1
by Alex Woodie

Shield Advanced Solutions last month launched a new version of Receiver Apply Program (RAP), a low-cost disaster recovery (DR) solution for i5/OS that is largely based on the remote journaling technology IBM built into the system software of the System i. With RAP V2R1, the company has introduced new features that should make it easier for customers to get back on their feet following a disaster, as well as making the product available to a broader audience. READ MORE >

Putting the 'i' Back Into PCI
by Alex Woodie

When the folks at the major credit card companies created the Payment Card Industry (PCI) a few years back, they defined the information security specifications using terms and architectures they were most familiar with. As it turned out, that meant Windows and Unix. After some analysis by customers of IBM and IBM engineers, the PCI specification was updated to reflect two other architectures prevalent among retailers: System i and System z. READ MORE >

Pat Townsend and BalaBit Pair Up to Cover System i Logs
by Alex Woodie

System i security software developer Patrick Townsend & Associates will resell open system log management software from BalaBit IT Security as part of an expanded partnership announced last week. By pairing BalaBit's log management software with its own i5/OS product, it will bring a greater degree of coverage of system events for the increasingly open System i server, Pat Townsend says. READ MORE >