Mainframe Security: The Future Is Here
November 17, 2025
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Why Mainframe Security Postures Vary So Widely
November 5, 2025
Phil Young, director of mainframe penetration testing at NetSPI, describes the most commonly omitted security controls, and why they get skipped
Articles3 Reasons Why Mainframes Are Resurging
November 5, 2025
For decades, the mainframe was routinely taken for granted as it quietly powered much of the world’s high-transactional data behind the scenes. The prevailing narrative suggested that distributed systems, client-server architectures, and later, the public cloud, would render these powerful machines obsolete. Yet, an undeniable resurgence is now underway. The mainframe, far from fading into […]
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Dissecting z/OS Security Software—Base Elements, Optional Features and Products
August 4, 2025
In this edition of "z/OS and Friends," Joe Gulla turns his attention to z/OS security software, discussing more than 20 components of the stack
ArticlesMy Hands-on Experience With IBM Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) on z/OS
June 9, 2025
Afroz Alam, senior product developer at BMC Software, outlines three authentication methods he tested
Unpacking IBM i 7.6 and 7.5 TR6 With Scott Forstie
May 1, 2025
The IBM i senior technical staff member joins Charlie Guarino to talk about enhancements including new SQL capabilities, improved authority collection for IFS and security advances like MFA
ArticlesStreamline Regulatory Compliance With a Hybrid Cloud
April 1, 2019
In today’s business climate, just delivering goods and services to customers is no longer enough. Amid an ongoing stream of security breaches, countries, regions and industries around the globe have established regulations governing data protection—data privacy and data security. As a result, enterprises need to demonstrate and maintain compliance around egulations such as the European […]
ArticlesIBM Design Thinking Leads to an Elevated User Experience
February 1, 2018
Before design thinking even had a name, innovative companies saw its value. The premise is straightforward—a product should be designed and built to meet the users’ wants and needs. In 2012, Charlie Hill, IBM Fellow, vice president, Platform Experience, began working with Phil Gilbert, general manager for IBM Design, to co-found IBM Design Thinking. “Design […]