Friday, August 10, 2012: 9:30 AM-10:30 AM
Platinum Ballroom Salon 8 (Anaheim Marriott Hotel)
Speaker:
Paul Robichaux(NewEra Software, Inc.)
This presentation will focus on Policy-based Network Management and the use of its primary component The Policy Agent (PAGENT) as a tool for detecting and reporting attempted Mainframe Intrusions.
Attendees will learn the following:
- The role of Policy-based Information System Management
- The architecture and elements of a Policy-based Network
- The components of PAGENT and their functional use
- The relationship between PAGENT and one or more TCP/IP Stacks
- The function of the Traffic Regulation Management Daemon (TRMD)
- The types of Intrusions that can be detected by PAGENT/TRMD
- How to determine if PAGENT is active on your system
- How to create a PAGENT Configuration
- How to create an Intrusion Detection Services (IDS) Policy
- How to authorize the use of PAGENT and needed resources
- How to START the PAGENT Procedure (PROC)
- How to conduct a Penetration Test
- How to Query/Display Intrusion Reports
The content of this presentation is derived from the following generally available source materials:
- z/OS Communications Server IP Configuration Guide, version 1 Release 13, Document Number SC31-8775-19
- z/OS V1R13 Communications Server TCP/IP Implementation: Volume 4 Security and Policy-based Networking Redbook
- V1R13 IBM Configuration Assistant for z/OS Communications Server
Tracks: Data Center and IT Management and Security and Compliance