Precisely Ironstream
Integrate mainframe and IBM i systems into leading IT analytics and operations platforms for an enterprise-wide view to support your digital business. In today’s digital, always-on world, IT is arguably the most important department across your organization. A single security breach or service outage can bring your business to a standstill. But knowing what’s happening across an increasingly complex landscape of infrastructure and apps, and resolving issues before they impact the business, is a daunting task. The good news is that there are several platforms to help you monitor IT security and operations across the enterprise in real-time, and take action fast. The challenge, however, is that mainframe or IBM i systems aren’t natively supported by these modern tools. So, if you rely on these critical servers to run your business and you’re managing them in isolation, you have a dangerous blind spot.
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BMC Compuware Application Audit
BMC Compuware Application Audit enables security and compliance teams to easily capture start-to-finish mainframe user behavior in real time, including all successful logins, session keyboard commands and menu selections, and specific data viewed without making any changes to mainframe applications. Application Audit enables enterprises to capture all relevant data about user access and behavior on the mainframe to mitigate cybersecurity risks and fulfill compliance mandates. Get deep insight into user behavior including data viewed, by whom, and which applications were used to access it. Deliver the granular intelligence and reporting needed to comply with regulations such as HIPAA, GDPR, the Australian NDB scheme, as well as company security policies. Separate the system administrator’s duties from the responsibilities of auditors with a web UI, so that no single person is in a position to engage in malicious activities without detection.
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SDS IronSphere
This continuous monitoring solution can further strengthen even the most secure mainframe. SDS IronSphere for z/OS also provides assistance, while complying with, standards that U.S. agencies are required to follow. Automatic z/OS STIG compliance monitoring is a major highlight, but IronSphere offers many more security compliance features for the mainframe. This tool was created by mainframe penetration testers and compliance-minded, security experts. Due to their experience in the field, IronSphere for z/OS follows the guidelines that play integral roles in the framework of security compliance mandates and are required to be followed within certain sectors. This solution automatically and continuously identifies system risks and then delivers easy-to-follow remediation steps as part of the assessment results. In addition, results are kept within the tool, proving to compliance auditors that you’ve been continuously monitoring your z/OS system and adhering to ISCM and RMF protocols.
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ACF2
Reliable, scalable security and streamlined administration for your mainframe. The success of businesses today depends on a reliable, comprehensive, and efficient security infrastructure. Businesses need access to their mainframe databases but without the stress of security concerns. And consumers only trust businesses that protect their personal information. ACF2 provides comprehensive security for your valuable information assets, enabling your business to fully realize the mainframe's reliability, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. ACF2 Supports multi-factor advanced authentication with ACF2 for z/OS and, with ACF2 for Db2 for z/OS, provides the ability to externalize security for IBM Db2 without the need for an exit. Out-of-the-box identity and access management, logging, and audit reporting. Provides complete cybersecurity for your valuable information assets, enabling your business to fully realize the mainframe's reliability, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.
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