Thoroughly Modern: IBM i Security Is No Longer Set It And Forget It

March 14, 2022 Amal Macdonald

For most IBM i shops, who are busy creating and maintaining the applications that run the business and who are not just chronically understaffed but structurally understaffed, the smartest thing they can do when it comes to security is give up.

You heard that right. They need to put their arms in the air and surrender, absolutely and completely.

No, we don’t mean they need to open all of the ports on their server, turn off the firewall, and let the ransomware and malware in and let the hackers and phishers do whatever they will. What we do mean by …