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10 Principles of Automation
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Blog

The 10 Principles of Automation

By Tom Huntington on Thu, 02/22/2024
Our experts developed the following best practices for easing automation implementation and advancing automated operations over the course of 30 years of working to help businesses make their processes more efficient. Let the countdown begin!
Automation
Guide
Guide

Fortra's Complete Guide to Layered Offensive Security

Most organizations have a decent understanding of the types of defensive security tactics they need to employ to thwart cyberattacks. But offensive security techniques are just as important for detecting existing vulnerabilities that a threat actor has yet to discover and exploit. Learn how to approach offensive security from the ground up, including the value of using a layered security approach...
Infrastructure and Data Protection
IT Infrastructure Protection
Vulnerability Management
Offensive Security
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Datasheet

How Fortra Supports the Zero Trust Journey

What Zero Trust means, tips for getting started, and how Fortra solutions support your Zero Trust security journey.
Infrastructure and Data Protection
Data Protection
Compliance
Data Classification
IT Infrastructure Protection
Vulnerability Management
On-Demand Webinar
On-Demand Webinar

How to Upgrade to IBM i 7.5

By Tom Huntington
During this webinar, Peter Graves joins IBM Power Champion Tom Huntington to share top planning tips, hardware and software prerequisites, and post-installation requirements—your upgrade isn’t complete until this last step is done!
Automation
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What is a Vulnerability Management Program?

Mon, 07/25/2022
The Equifax breach was caused by a vulnerability. The WannaCry virus exploited a vulnerability. The stories don’t seem to end but it seems like no one is talking about how to solve this problem which is: start a vulnerability management program. “Manage the vulnerabilities in my network? Sounds easy” well, not so much, but not so difficult that you shouldn’t be spending time and resources on it...
Vulnerability Management
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Blog

6 Ways to Defend Yourself Against Password Attacks

Thu, 07/14/2022
Ever since Ali Baba uttered “open sesame,” thieves have been using stolen passwords to access hidden riches. In the digital world, password attacks have been and continue to be a common way for threat actors to gain access to an organization’s treasure trove of data. No matter how many emails we get from IT explaining what makes a good password, many of us still use the same basic password in...
Vulnerability Management
Guide
Guide

2022 Pen Testing Report

How effective are your existing security controls against a skilled threat actor? With cyber attacks now a common place occurrence, organizations are regularly having to ask themselves this question, and often get the answer only after an attack occurs. Penetration tests are a safe way to proactively evaluate cybersecurity programs, uncovering and exploiting security threats to find out what level...
Vulnerability Management
On-Demand Webinar
On-Demand Webinar

IBM i Automation Series: Job Scheduling

By Tom Huntington
Watch this webinar series for your FREE opportunity to learn what every beginner should know about Robot Schedule software for IBM i (iSeries, AS/400) automation, plus tips and tricks for the veterans.
Automation
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Solutions for Vulnerability Management

Fri, 04/22/2022
This guest blog from Dr. Edward Amoroso, Tag Cyber provides a high-level overview of modern advances in vulnerability management and how the Fortra cybersecurity portfolio supports this important method for addressing exploitable weaknesses in an enterprise.
Vulnerability Management
ERP automation
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Blog

Lessons Learned from IBM's Native Scheduler

By Chuck Losinski on Mon, 03/14/2022
The systems that businesses rely on today are increasingly complex and challenging to manage without sophisticated job scheduling tools. According to the annual IBM i Marketplace Survey Results , only 22 percent of IBM i shops are running the IBM i operating system exclusively. 68 percent are also running the Windows OS, another 56 percent are running Linux, and 26 percent are running AIX. That...
Automation
Datasheet
Datasheet

Fortra's Security & Automation Portfolios

Today’s IT environment is filled with the challenges of securing infrastructure despite lean resources and a mounting list of projects. Fortra strives to be your trusted partner as you simplify your strategy, consolidate your technology stack, and harden security across all aspects of your environment. Fortra offers a comprehensive approach to security and automation that reduces the costly...
Automation
Data Protection
IT Infrastructure Protection
Guide
Guide

Penetration Testing Toolkit

Safeguard your infrastructure and data With today’s ever-increasing and constantly-shifting threat landscape, organizations must do everything they can to ensure the security of its cyber assets, including penetration testing. Based on our years of experience helping organizations manage security risks across the enterprise, we’ve compiled a collection of penetration testing tools and resources to...
Vulnerability Management
Guide
Guide

5th Annual IBM AIX Community Survey Findings

The AIX Community Survey, now in its fifth consecutive year, goes in-depth with IT teams to gain a unique perspective into how this platform is being used today and how teams envision using it in the future. Over the years, the respondents of the survey have expanded to include a variety of industries, geographies, and titles within IT. More than 100 IT professionals in North America, EMEA, and APAC participated in this year’s survey, and this input enables all of us to understand the role of AIX with new clarity.
Automation
Compliance
Monitoring