Solutions

Description

Security Management

Managing security in the mainframe environment is becoming an increasingly difficult task as the list of challenges grows longer every day. Even the most experienced security administrators can labor under the workload as security systems increase in size and networks grow in density.

Acquisitions and mergers complicate the issue. New government regulations such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) mandate development and management of highly complex access policies, further compounding the difficulty of security administration. A solution that automates processes, offers powerful batch and real-time management and provides more control over individual profiles than z/OS Security Server (RACF) is the answer.

Audit and Compliance

Maintaining tight control over the security audit and compliance process is a critical imperative for today’s enterprises. To comply, enterprises must show that they have implemented procedures to prevent unauthorized users from accessing corporate and personal data. Even if enterprises have the means to efficiently conduct audits, they often lack the tools necessary to prevent policy and compliance violations from reoccurring. As a result, security vulnerabilities remain a constant threat, exposing companies to potential sanctions and erode the confidence of investors and customers.

As a result, the process of meeting compliance regulations such as HIPAA, SOX, and PCI, as well as requirements set by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), represents one of IT’s most critical investments. Vanguard Integrity Professionals provides a powerful suite of software applications designed to reduce the audit and compliance burden.

Access Management

Vanguard Authenticator™ - is a scalable, modular and integrated authentication solution that enables enterprises to control access to the entire IT infrastructure from a central location. This solution makes it easier for enterprises to manage access because the number of user IDs is significantly reduced and users have a single password to remember and maintain.

Vanguard ez/SignOn™ - solves registration and enrollment problems with a universal password and intrusion detection solution for multi-platform environments.

Vanguard ez/Token™ - a two-factor authentication solution integrated with RACF^® for users logging on to the mainframe.

Vanguard Tokenless Authentication™ - delivers strong authentication capabilities by generating and sending a one-time use, time-sensitive passcode to a communication device the user already possesses: the user's cell phone, PDA, Blackberry and more.

Vanguard ez/Integrator™ - allows diverse platforms to interface and use the proven authentication, authorization and auditing capabilities of an IBM^® mainframe.

Vanguard PasswordReset™ - is an innovative self service, browser-based password resetting solution that allows authorized users to quickly and securely change their own RACF passwords anytime, from anyplace.

Intrusion Detection

Vanguard Enforcer™ - provides real-time intrusion protection, detection and management solutions for the mainframe that are proven to prevent human error and deliberate attacks. Enforcer protects critical data and other resources by ensuring that an organization's security and compliance standards, policies, rules and settings are in place and enforced. The new version is EAL3+ certified and includes support for maximum-length static system symbols and an upgraded, easier to use ISPF user interface and administration guide.