Modernizing Mainframe Security: Building Effective Mainframe Vulnerability Management
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The integrity of mainframe data and software is critical in fundamentally
securing your business. Developing mainframe vulnerability management is core to
successfully surviving mainframe risks. At any given point, there are a variety
of mainframe vulnerabilities in an organization’s environment that are
essentially waiting to be exploited. Mainframe vulnerabilities can come from a
variety of sources, including hardware configurations, IPL parameters, External
Security Manager (ESM) configurations, and 3rd party operating system programs.
Building or integrating into an existing risk management framework takes time
and effort. Key takeaways from this session include: • Starting a Mainframe
Vulnerability Management Program; Challenges and Best Practices. • What is a
Mainframe Risk-based Vulnerability Management strategy? How to define
Vulnerability Metrics. • A review of the lifecycle which comprises of five
ongoing and overlapping workflows: Discovery, categorization and prioritization,
resolution, reassessment, and reporting.
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