IBM i and i5/OS Security and Compliance : A Practical Guide

by Woodbury, Carol

• ISBN13: 9781583041246
• ISBN10: 1583041249
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-01
• Publisher: 29th Street Pr

Summary

IBM i and i5/OS Security and Compliance: A Practical Guide takes a fresh look at the world of IBM i and i5/OS security. This book takes years of the author¿s experience designing and implementing i5/OS security and makes it relevant for today¿s world. Issues that need to be addressed for compliance requirements are discussed throughout the book, providing best practices as well as alternatives and options for compensating controls when best practices cannot be applied. Building on the foundation laid by the popular Experts¿ Guide to OS/400 and i5/OS Security, this edition features completely updated information throughout. New chapters specifically address compliance requirements for IBM i, Implementing an Incident Response Plan, Implementing Role-based Access (RBAC), and Implementing Object-Level Security. Carol Woodbury¿s methodology for implementing object-level security is described in detail. Topics include determining a system¿s current settings, default access requirements, process access, and the rollout of new application security models. This information is presented in a way that lets even non-security professionals understand and apply the concepts. This book is a must-read for any auditor, system administrator, security officer, or compliance officer who works with the IBM i or i5/OS.

Author Biography

Carol Woodbury is president of SkyView Partners, Inc., a firm she co-founded in 2002 that specializes in security policy compliance software and remediation services. Carol has worked in the field of security since 1990. She worked for IBM in Rochester, Minnesota, for 16 years, the last 10 of which were spent as team leader of the OS/400 security development team and chief engineering manager for AS/400 security. Carol is an award-winning speaker who speaks around the world on the topic of security. She is also an award-winning writer and serves as a technical expert on security topics for numerous publications.