With the introduction of vSphere encryption in 6.5 and vSAN 6.6, it has become much easier - and cost-effective - for businesses to encrypt private data. By deploying encryption to protect sensitive workloads in VMware, using the advanced crypt

Don’t Forget FIPS and Other Fundamental Key Management Features

Jan 22nd, 2019 22m 48s

Over the last several years, encryption key management has attained “essential infrastructure” status. When done properly, key management can protect encrypted data - and in the event of a data breach, can even provide a company with an exempti

Protecting Data with vSphere & vSAN Encryption

Sep 20th, 2018 16m 55s

VMware virtualization has been a game-changing technology for IT, providing efficiencies and capabilities that have previously been impossible for organizations constrained within a traditional IT data center world. With vSphere version 6.5 and

IBM i, Two Factor Authentication, and PCI DSS

Feb 16th, 2018 15m 57s

PCI DSS requiress two factor authentication (also known as multifactor authentication) - something you know and something you have. For IBM i users, this usually means a password and an authentication code provided to a token or mobile device.

Big Data, MongoDB, & Encryption

Jan 23rd, 2018 19m 15s

It is difficult to say big data without instantly thinking about MongoDB. As enterprises adopt MongoDB, they also bring security concerns with them. Depending on their business, they may have multiple government (HIPAA, GDPR, FFIEC, etc.) or bu

Securing the IBM i in the Cloud

Aug 11th, 2017 28m 7s

While the IBM i (AS/400) is considered by many to be a secure platform, it is not immune to data breaches. For this special podcast, Clayton Weise of KeyInfo joins us to discuss running the IBM i in the cloud, maintaining a strong security post

Identify Escalated Privilege Attacks on IBM i

Jun 27th, 2017 16m 21s

Cyber criminals attempt to escalate their level of privilege by stealing and using administrative credentials. Because IBM i servers are accessed from user PCs across internal and external networks, credential stealing from these exposed PCs an

Why Encryption is Critical to Fintech

Jun 12th, 2017 22m

The financial world is rapidly changing. Innovations in technology are impacting payments, lending, insurance, and even compliance. With huge amounts of private data being dealt with on a daily basis, data security is a top concern - and the b

Encryption Requirements for Banks & Financial Services

Mar 30th, 2017 18m 3s

The finance industry is increasingly being held accountable for the security, confidentiality and integrity of non-public customer information. By protecting nonpublic personal information (NPI) and personally identifiable information (PII), b

HIPAA Compliance, Business Associates, and Data Security

Feb 17th, 2017 21m 24s

As Covered Entities take electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) move to the cloud, they need to understand the important role of having a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) in place and how to ensure that they are meeting HIPAA complian

The Future of Security Logging on the IBM i

Jan 10th, 2017 26m 35s

Active monitoring (sometimes referred to as Continuous Monitoring) is one of the most effective security controls that an organization can deploy - and can often detect a data breach before any information is lost. As the IBM i continues to evo

IBM i 7.3 Security: New Logs to Collect and Monitor

Oct 17th, 2016 17m 57s

Active monitoring (sometimes referred to as Continuous Monitoring) is a critical security control for all organizations and is one of the most effective security controls you can deploy. The large majority of security breaches occur on systems

Protecting Enceryption Keys in AWS

Aug 9th, 2016 22m 8s

Once data is encrypted, private information depends on key management to stay safe. As enterprises move to the cloud, it is important for key management solutions to provide high-availability, centralized key management to a wide range of appli

Encrypting Data in IBM SoftLayer

Jun 9th, 2016 16m 51s

VMware and IBM's recent partnership lets customers migrate workloads back and forth between VMware-based private clouds and IBM SoftLayer. Join Patrick Townsend as he discusses what this partnership means (from a security perspective), complia

IBM i, PCI DSS 3.2, and Multi-Factor Authentication

Jun 1st, 2016 19m 8s

Prior to version 3.2 of the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), remote users were required to use multi-factor authentication for access to all systems processing, transmitting, or storing credit card data. With version 3.2, this is now exten

FIELDPROC Encryption with Legacy RPG Applications on IBM i

May 23rd, 2016 16m 46s

While the IBM DB2 Field Procedures (FieldProc) facility works quite well with native SQL applications, IBM i customers with legacy RPG applications have not been able to take full advantage of FieldProc to encrypt data in DB2 tables. In particu

Securing Data in MongoDB

May 6th, 2016 18m 41s

Encryption of data at rest, along with good security policies, can help businesses meet compliance regulations like PCI DSS and HIPAA, safeguard enterprise IP, and protect customer PII. While MongoDB provides a mechanism to encrypt data, it is

HIPAA, HITRUST, Security, and their Relationships

Apr 11th, 2016 20m 32s

HIPAA requires covered organizations to implement technical safeguards to protect all electronic personal healthcare information (ePHI), making specific reference to encryption, access controls, encryption key management, risk management, audit

Defending Data on Linux

Mar 28th, 2016 16m 24s

While Linux has a reputation as being secure, it is not immune to a data breach. Security administrators and application developers need to take a data-centric approach to protecting their private information – such as their employee data, int

Compliance for Coders - Securing Sensitive Data

Feb 2nd, 2016 9m 48s

As compliance regulations evolve, developers are finding themselves tasked with modifying existing applications to implement new, better security, as well as creating new applications that need to follow security best practices.Listen to this

Monitoring IBM i Security Logs with IBM QRadar

Oct 28th, 2015 18m 27s

Collecting real-time security events on the IBM i platform is different than other platforms - logs are stored in many different places in a proprietary IBM format. This presents a challenge for administrators who need to monitor their IBM i l

How Secure is Encrypted Data in the Cloud?

Mar 24th, 2015 22m 31s

As cloud storage becomes commonplace, the need to protect and encrypt data grows more important than ever. The critical question becomes, who has access to your encryption keys? Download this podcast to learn about:Download this 20-minute p

VMware and SQL Server Encryption

Dec 5th, 2014 19m 54s

For SQL Server users in VMware environments, encryption and key management is easier than ever. With a ready-to-deploy OVA formatted solutions, VMware customers can launch an encryption key manager with standard VMware tools and begin securing

Protecting Data with Encryption in VMware

Dec 5th, 2014 19m 35s

Every business is trying to save money and reduce complexity in their IT departments, and many are accomplishing this today by using virtual machines such as VMware. While these business's infrastructures are becoming virtual, their security th

Encryption, Key Management, & GRC

Oct 20th, 2014 12m 28s

Data breaches are no longer a matter of “if” but “when”. When developing a data breach response plan it is important to consider the technologies you can implement to help mitigate a data breach, or prevent one from happening altogether.Dow