Taking a Closer Look at Mainframe Security
Mainframes are still the backbone of data centers in a great many use cases. Big-hunk heavy-metal equipment made by IBM (Z Series) and …
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Mainframes the Unlikely Star of IBM’s Q2 Earnings
Mainframes: they may not be fashionable, but they are still big business for IBM and were the fastest growing business line for the company …
How Multifactor Authentication Can Help U.S. Government Contractors Achieve DFARS Compliance
To say that organizations today are concerned about cybersecurity would be a gross understatement. Every time we turn around, there are …
Why Multifactor Authentication Is Crucial to Strengthen Mainframe Security
Mainframes are built to be far more reliable and scalable than common endpoints and systems. However, the security guarding the valuable …
It’s Time to Take Advantage of Multifactor Authentication for Mainframe Security
In 2018, organizations that trust passwords alone to manage access to their critical business information are like Cro-Magnon hunters …
Bumper to Bumper: Detecting and Mitigating DoS and DDoS Attacks on the Cloud, Part 2
This is the second installment in a two-part series about distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and mitigation on cloud. Be sure to …
Identity Protection: The First Defense Against a Data Breach
Several new cybersecurity regulations that focus on establishing precise control of access to sensitive information will enter the playing …
Most Mainframe Users Lag in GDPR Readiness
Businesses are readying for the incoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), but some sectors are lagging: Only one in four IBM …
The Power and Versatility of Pervasive Encryption
As cyberthreats make headlines, companies across the globe are working hard to develop efficient IT infrastructures capable of protecting …
IBM Touts Top-Notch Security in Next-Gen Linux Mainframe
IBM on Tuesday launched LinuxOne Emperor II, the second generation of its open source mainframe computer system, at the annual Open Source Summit in Los Angeles. The new model has…
Docker Can Now Containerize Legacy Apps Running on Mainframes
Docker this week announced the first update to its rebranded flagship platform with the release of Docker Enterprise Edition (EE) 17.06. Back in March, Docker rolled out the first Docker…
IBM Boosts Security, Scalability and Storage with Latest Mainframe
IBM unveiled IBM Z, the next generation of the world’s most powerful transaction system, capable of running more than 12 billion encrypted transactions per day. The new system also introduces…
IBM Unveils Next-Generation Mainframe Technology with Pervasive Encryption
IBM launched what it calls “the next generation of the world’s most powerful transaction system,” IBM Z, on Monday. The technology is able to run more than 12 billion encrypted…
New IBM Mainframe Encrypts All the Things
In the first major mainframe announcement by IBM in a decade, the company today unveiled its next-generation Z series that supports full-blown encryption for data via applications, cloud, and databases…
IBM z14 Simplifies Encryption Usage on Mainframes
A new class of z14 Series mainframes unveiled today by IBM delivers three times as much horsepower that can be employed to encrypt every piece of data running on it.…
IBM touts full data encryption in new Z series mainframes
IBM has introduced the 14th generation of its Z series mainframes, which still sell respectably despite repeated predictions of their demise. One of the major features being touted is the…
IBM Z mainframe has built-in encryption to fight ‘epidemic of data breaches’
The new IBM Z mainframe, unveiled Monday, has a built-in encryption engine to protect businesses against the “global epidemic of data breaches,” a press release said. Read full news article…
IBM Seeks A Sales Boost With New Encryption-Friendly Mainframes
IBM has unveiled new server systems that the company says can take a major step toward thwarting the hackers behind a string of corporate attacks. Called the IBM Z, the…
The Myth of the Secure Mainframe
A report on security flaws found in mainframe computers leads the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report. In the Security Report, you’ll also hear (click player beneath image to…
What About Mainframe Security?
By some estimates, 70 percent of enterprise data still resides on the mainframe. That means mainframe security needs to be a hot-button cybersecurity issue, says Chip Mason of CA Technologies.…