Mainframe Basics for Security Professionals: Getting Started with RACF
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (602 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0131738569 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 156 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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Barbara Vander Weele, a software engineer at IBM, has developed and presented education material on provisioning, security, storage, and business technologies for IBM Worldwide Education. Mark Nelson, Senior Software Engineer at IBM, is a twenty-year veteran of the RACF design team and a frequent speaker on RACF and z/OS securit
About the AuthorOri Pomerantz has been securing computer networks--and teaching other people to do so--since 1995. Barbara Vander Weele, a software engineer at IBM, has developed and presented education material on provisioning, security, storage, and business technologies for IBM Worldwide Education. Mark Nelson, Senior Software Engineer at IBM, is a twenty-year veteran of the RACF design team and a frequent speaker on RACF and z/OS security-related topics. Tim Hahn, IBM Distinguished Engineer, has been with IBM for seventeen years. Since joining IBM in 2003, he has written classes on several Tivoli® security products, including IBM Tivoli zSecure. He is Chief Architect for Secure Systems and Networks within the IBM Software Group Tivoli organization.
Now, IBM experts have written the first authoritative book on mainframe security specifically designed to build on your experience in other environments. Simply log in and register your book at ibmpressbooks/register to gain access to these videos.The authors illuminate the mainframe’s security model and call special attention to z/OS security techniques that differ from UNIX, Linux, and Windows. If you’re an experienced system administrator or security professional, there’s no faster way to extend your expertise into “big iron” environments.Coverage includesMainframe basics: logging on, allocating and editing data sets, running JCL jobs, using UNIX System Services, and accessing documentationCreating, modifying, and deleting users and groupsProtecting data sets, UNIX file system files, databases, transactions, and other resourcesManipulating profiles and managing permissionsConfiguring the mainframe to log security events, filter them appropriately, and create usable reportsUsing auditing tools to capture static configuration data and dynamic events, identify weaknesses, and remedy themCreating limited-authority administrators: how, when, and why. If you’re coming to the IBM System z mainframe platform from UNIX®, Linux®, or Windows®, you need practical guidance on leveraging its unique security capabilities. Even if you’ve never logged onto a mainframe before
K. H. said Learn the basics of RACF in a weekend. I am a young security professional who has had no prior experience with IBM mainframes. Recently I had the opportunity to get up to speed on z/OS and the security components involved. Using this book, I was able to understand all the terms and learn what I needed about RACF in just one weekend. It is a short read, and goes right to the point, which is quite beneficial.Let's just be serious for a moment though. You are not going to learn all you need to know about securing mainframes. Re: Office Reference Work David Gobbett This title fit the needs of the IT section of our office for reference questions concerning the mainframe security aspects. Shipment was prompt and delivery was without any problems in condition.. Good for those new to RACF J. Pelt This book is very basic. It could be better written in places, but over all it gets the job done It is pricey considering it is not very thick.