Pauline Brazil Ayala

Pauline Brazil Ayala is vice president of operations of Trinity Guard, a business unit of Fresche Solutions.

Thoroughly Modern: Good Security Is Just As Important As Good Code

June 13, 2022 Pauline Brazil Ayala

Can my IBM i really be hit with a virus? Can it be hit with ransomware?

These are the questions I regularly get from clients as a security expert with more than 20 years of experience. With the pervasiveness of these ransomware threats and sophisticated cyberattacks that we’re seeing in recent times, it only makes sense that we pay close attention to these threats.

Security on the IBM i is a complex topic, and it is not one that is easily tackled with a few bullet points and tweaks of systems settings. Just like programming on the platform, for that …
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Locking Down Exit Point And IFS Vulnerabilities On IBM i

March 24, 2021 Pauline Brazil Ayala

It’s true that the IBM i server is among the most securable servers on the planet. But all too often, customers do not take the time to secure their environments properly. This is particularly true for two of the most oft-neglected components of the IBM i environment: exit points and the IFS.

IBM introduced exit points with the launch of OS/400 V3R1 way back in 1994. We remember that version well here at Trinity Guard, because soon after that, we developed the industry’s first exit point monitoring software for the AS/400 at PentaSafe, the spiritual predecessor of our company. …
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