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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...
Automation
Data Protection
IT Infrastructure Protection
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Powertech Authority Broker for IBM i

Satisfy your auditor requirements with reports that provide a complete audit trail of privileged user activity with Powertech Authority Broker for IBM i. Schedule a demo today.
Compliance
IBM i Cybersecurity
Network Automation
Case Study

How Peoples Telephone Reboots Equipment Instantly with Network Monitoring & Automation

What if you could reduce an eight-hour outage… to no time at all? That’s exactly what Peoples Telephone Cooperative did. Faced with sudden equipment failures, they started monitoring their network… then went one step further to automatically fix the outages. Now this savvy telecommunications service provider saves countless man hours, makes sure technicians get a full night’s...
Automation
Monitoring
Blog

How “Smash and Grab” Compromises IBM i

By Robin Tatam on Wed, 03/08/2017
During an audit a few years ago, I revealed to the client’s security team that corporate payroll information on every employee, including the CEO, was being archived in an output queue (called PAYROLL) for weeks at a time. Due to poor configuration, this information was accessible to every employee.
IBM i Cybersecurity
Article

The Modern Alternative to Authority Adoption

By Robin Tatam on Wed, 03/08/2017
There are several considerations with authority adoption. Each is important but can usually be accommodated. But what is the effect if the program owner has the same or less privileges than the user that called the program?
IBM i Cybersecurity
On-Demand Webinar

An Introduction to PCI Compliance on IBM Power Systems

By Robin Tatam
Complying with the PCI standard is a normal part of doing business in today’s credit-centric world. But, PCI applies to multiple platforms. The challenge becomes how to map the general PCI requirements to a specific platform, such as IBM i. And, more importantly, how can you maintain—and prove—compliance?
Compliance
IBM i Cybersecurity
On-Demand Webinar

Audit and Control of Powerful Users on IBM i

By Robin Tatam
Discover the ways to control and audit the activity of powerful users, with a view to enhancing the integrity of your IBM i. With the proper controls in place, you can restrict even the most powerful users as required.
IBM i Cybersecurity
Guide

Download “Identity & Access Management for IBM i”

      Insiders are responsible for 34 percent of data breaches—and insiders are also the most difficult threat to control control on IBM i. You can't lock them out completely because your IBM i users need at least some level of access to do their jobs. So, how do you ensure users have only the access they need without overburdening IT with manual...
IBM i Cybersecurity
Blog

IT Security Compliance 101

By Robin Tatam on Sun, 08/21/2016
In this compliance 101 primer, we'll look at three high-profile breaches from the past year, each of which shows what can go wrong when data oversight isn't up to snuff. Along the way, we'll discuss some basic fixes that can help shore up network defenses.
Compliance
IBM i Cybersecurity