Customer:
Mr. Didier Brisbois
Technical manager IT of IFAC
Hôspital Sainte Thérèse

My goal was to find a tool for DB2 databases which would provide me with:

• Full and robust reporting capabilities

• An easy to learn and easy to use product

• The ability to create special-purpose ViewPoints (file-specific pre-defined scripts) which can be used by unsophisticated users

• Batch processing capabilities in order not to tie-up the user’s session

• Minimal interference with AS/400 performance

Following is the list of benefits we have achieved using FileScope/Platinum:

• Quick and Easy

• Ability to perform batch processing

• Integration of FileScope into application menus

• Speed of the software, with many more options than Query

• Ability to make mass updates

• Journaling facilities to view temporary changes to a file by any user and also to monitor deleted records. (Note: These monitoring, tracking and reporting capabilities are especially important for companies which need to be HIPAA, SOX, PCI, etc. compliant.)

• Interactively viewing and editing file contents quickly and easily

• Product uses DB2-specific concepts (such as members, logical files, etc.) which is unique among products which support ODBC

• Short learning curve for most user’s queries

About FileScope

FileScope is recognized by Power i professionals as the leading Power i product in the area of data manipulation. FileScope provides unprecedented file editing capabilities, while adhering to the highest standards of quality, reliability and performance.

Features

• Cross-product Unicode UTF-16, UCS-2 support enables viewing SAP, JDE, MOVEX, BPCS, etc. files.

• Single e-mail contains all session changes

• Export to XML-format files

• Security, SOX and PCI support

• Full-Screen editor

• Save file-specific pre-defined scripts

• Field calculations

• Report generator

• Batch processing facility

• Multiple file management

• File scan and subset

• Special printing capabilities

• Log file changes

Written by Shari Masafy
Email Shari Masafy at sharim@razlee.com

This case study/product review offers the the point of view of Promedico, a large Israeli pharmaceuticals company, on iSecurity AP-Journal - the applications it is used for and how it makes business more efficient.

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Here’s an actual case of where iSecurity, Raz-Lee’s Power i Security solution, could have saved a European bank, LGT, a lot headaches, expenses and bad press.

On February 26th, 2008 it was reported that at least eight countries were investigating their citizens for allegedly hiding financial assets at LGT Liechtenstein, an offshore bank.

The investigations were based upon the details of the bank’s clients obtained by the German secret service from a former bank employee. Using these details, German authorities investigated and prosecuted hundreds of people listed in the stolen data. At least one of the people who were investigated committed suicide, others were imprisoned, and still others were forced to leave their job at LGT. Naturally, Germany was able to make many millions of dollars in unpaid tax revenue on these non-reported assets.

On February 8th, 2010, in a decision described as “Awesome” in Business Insider website, a German court ordered the LGT subsidiary to pay more than $10M in damages to a client for failing to inform him that his confidential details had been stolen and handed to authorities, thereby harming his chances of escaping criminal penalties for tax evasion!

The remarkable part of this story is that back in February 2008, Raz-Lee’s Swiss distributor had spoken to this bank about iSecurity and reported the following:

“This bank has iSeries systems, and we spoke with the IT Managers, staff and other managers there. Their response to our presentation of iSecurity’s auditing, security and compliance solutions was something like “We have security, we don’t think we need security, maybe in the future.”

So now, LGT encountered this terrible mess!

Let’s hope that YOUR company installs iSecurity before the worst happens…

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  The Banco di Sardegna, a major Italian bank, deployed the following iSecurity Power i Security products from Raz-Lee Security:

• User & Password Management
• Firewall
• System Control
• Screen
• Visualizer
• Action
• Audit
• Assessment

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Delta Galil, a worldwide manufacturer and provider of fashion & basic apparel, has selected iSecurity to protect their System i/AS400  environment.

And here’s what they have to say about iSecurity: “iSecurity offers us a full response to our needs as a public company committed to organized procedures – follow-up on all user access and activity,” said Ashraf Shofani, System i Manager, Delta Galil. “Furthermore, we became acquainted with the system in one day, configured it in a single session, and since then it has run automatically.”

As a public company, Delta Galil (TLV: DELT) is obligated to ensure transparency and close control of its information systems and System i environment. Accordingly, they monitor network access, perform system auditing using Firewall and Audit products, and submit user access reports.

After examining several products on the market, Delta decided on iSecurity solution, due to its ability to produce reports which are fully customized to the company’s requirements. Delta was particularly impressed with iSecurity’s easy deployment and user interface, facilitating the corporate System i security experience.

Delta’s iSecurity solution includes:
- Firewall – secures every type of network access to and from the System i.
- Password – integrates all OS/400 password management capabilities, blocking non-secure passwords.
- Screen – protects unattended terminal screens.
- Audit – reports on user activities and object access in real-time, including multi-system environments.
- Action – invokes corrective and reporting procedures for detected security breaches in other iSecurity modules, and sends emails, SMS and SYSLOG messages.
User Profile Manager – presents comprehensive information on user profiles
AP-Journal Regulation Compliance - reports on changes in application databases.

Using Firewall, the Delta team monitors all access – both internal and external – to the system, and when anyone commits a breach, the System i manager immediately gets an alert. Using Audit, the manager gets reports on the use of specific software on which Delta is obligated to report. The manager is notified whenever someone attempts to access a file or library which is blocked.

Written by Shari Masafy, MarCom Manager at Raz-Lee Security
Email Shari Masafy at marketing@razlee.com

Mehuhedet, one of Israel’s major health funds, has selected our very own iSecurity solution for protecting its System i environment. Meuhedet’s iSecurity implementation includes Firewall, a solution supplying complete protection from infiltrations and unauthorized access, covering all relevant protocols. It also includes an IDS (Intrusion Detection System generating real time alerts) and Screen, a solution for protection of unattended workstations.

And how do they use it? First and foremost, for monitoring internal and external access to the server, blocking unauthorized users and checking problems with the entry attempts of users who have proper permissions. iSecurity also enables monitoring the entries into the system and watching the data on each entry through a user-friendly log.

What does the customer have to say about iSecurity? “iSecurity gets the job done,” said Itsik Rejiniano, a System Programmer at Meuhedet Health Fund. “It provides total protection for the server, but on the other hand, offers the user easy and effective management capabilities.”

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Written by Shari Masafy, MarCom Manager at Raz-Lee Security
Email Shari Masafy at marketing@razlee.com