Useful resources to help you better manage and secure your System i will be placed here and updated throughout the course of MoshiMoshi.

White Papers

An Objective Approach to Security
i5/OS may be famous for security, but it doesn't go far enough in protecting your system's data. It's wise to supplement your security with third-party solutions. Find out why an Object-based design is more effective and easier to manage than a Transaction- based one.

The Modern Virus Threat and Regulatory Compliance
SOX-style legislation and the evolving threat from viruses is challenging the ability of IT management to keep up with security requirements. In this paper we examine the modern virus threat and how this threat can impact System i.

 

Articles

How System i Boxes Impersonate Each Other, Part 1 (from IT Jungle)
Learn about three specific instances where System i administrator need to change the communications identity of an i5/OS box so that it impersonates another box and can take its place in the network.

System Security: Much More Than Technology (from MC Press)
If you think the solution to information security management lies in technology alone, you're very much mistaken.
The proper management of security starts way before and goes way beyond technical decisions.

Performing full AS/400 backups
(from Search400)
How often should full backup be performed? Is there documentation on SOX backup recommendations?

 

Optimizing Partition Performance
(from IBM Systems Magazine)
The virtualization of 2008 is beyond what could have been imagined all those years ago. Examine tune-up settings and the potential downsides that are common with performance-tuning tips.

Who Is QSYSOPR? Generic User Profiles and Your Auditor
(from System iNetwork)
We used to set up generic user profiles for certain processing on our machines. But if users share profiles and passwords, you cannot enforce much-needed accountability.