Nanuet, NY (April 2, 2013) – Raz-Lee Security, a leading provider of IBM i security, auditing and compliance solutions, today announced that it has sold a number of iSecurity solutions to Comarch, headquartered in Krakow, Poland. The products are part of an overall security monitoring and auditing solution which Comarch has implemented for the Network and Security Operation Center to monitor the hosted i5/OS platform for its insurance customers.

The use of Raz-Lee Security products directly on the customer’s environment will provide added value in the form of auditing, security and compliance-related reports, as well as the ability to quickly analyze network events and system journal activities using Raz-Lee’s advanced business-intelligence product, Visualizer.

Read More …

I highly recommend the enlightening article by Alex Woodie in itJungle on the Top 10 IBM i Tech Trends for 2013. The information presented in this article is valuable input for all IBM i companies- customers and ISVs alike- who need to decide on corporate directions for 2013-2015.

We’ve taken note of Alex’s comment regarding security in the context of Cloud Computing:
“The advantages in cost and processing flexibility with renting a slice of IBM i in the cloud versus taking physical ownership of the hardware are becoming too great to ignore, and are beginning to outweigh the risks of cloud computing, which mostly has to do with security of data.”

And, when discussing IT Security as one of the top 10 IBM i technical trends in 2013, Alex writes:

“…The threat of data breaches falling into the wrong hands continues to drive big spending on security compliance initiatives, including services and IT security tools such as anti-malware, breach detection, encryption, and powerful user account controls.In the IBM i world, businesses hopefully will strive to bolster their security, which is woefully poor according to surveys. While the IBM i platform can be one of the most secure on the planet, improper IBM i configurations–including default passwords and users with too much authority–pose a very real weakness in many organizations.”

Raz-Lee’s recently announced products provide its customers with ever-increasing security, auditing and compliance solutions for the IBM I; see:

1. DB-Gate - enforces the “centrality” of the IBM i in a multi-platform environment, by easily enabling IBM i direct, client-only access to non-DB2 databases.

2. Change Tracker- for automatic auditing and tracking of program and file changes, including IFS files.

3. PTF Tracker- automatically tracks the addition, removal and status of PTFs.

4. Command- CL command control and monitoring, including the ability to filter by command parameters.

Nanuet, NY (January 9, 2013) – Raz-Lee Security, a leading provider of IBM i security, auditing and compliance solutions, announced today that its iSecurity suite has met the criteria required for attaining IBM certifications in the areas of PureSystems, Security Intelligence, Tivoli and Power Systems.

Raz-Lee Security, a long-time member of PartnerWorld, has been an IBM Business Partner for numerous years; indeed, Raz-Lee partners with IBM in numerous countries worldwide, including the United States, Italy, Germany, Viet Nam, Japan, and Israel.

In the area of product marketing, IBM Italy has recently included four iSecurity-based product packages in the Smart Solution Edition Marketplace. And, technical cooperation between the two companies has recently led to the release of Raz-Lee’s PTF Tracker product.

Eli Spitz, VP Business Development at Raz-Lee Security added: “Raz-Lee is proud of its recent achievements with IBM in various areas of certification. Raz-Lee will continue partnering with industry-leading companies such as IBM, HP, RSA, Imperva, GFI and others to provide its customers with solutions that have proven to integrate with other leading solutions.”

Raz-Lee’s iSecurity solutions are also listed in IBM’s Global Solutions Directory and in IBM’s Business Partner Application Showcase.

About Raz-Lee Security Inc. and iSecurity

Raz-Lee Security is a leading international provider of security, auditing and compliance (SOX, PCI, HIPAA, etc.) solutions for the IBM i. Raz-Lee’s customers include companies of all sizes, from SMBs to enterprises with hundreds of systems, in all vertical markets and industries. Financial institutions such as banks and insurance companies are especially well represented amongst Raz-Lee’s clientele.

An ISC poll shows that 88% of IT shops use a SIEM system.

Within one year this number will GROW TO 94%!

Raz-Lee’s iSecurity integrates with ALL the leading SIEM systems listed in the poll’s results, as well as with others not mentioned.

If you plan on attending this conference you can receive a $200 discount off the standard registration price by registering at https://register.systemideveloper.com/systemi/ , clicking Continue, and then entering RAZLEEF12 in the Promotion Code field!

Note that the discount can be used with Standard registration rates, including Standard Alumni rates (for those who have been to a Summit in the past) but cannot be combined with other discounted pricing, such as early registration or group rates.

If you are planning to go to Minneapolis, please let us know so that we can arrange to meet!

Raz-Lee Security announced today the immediate availability of Password Reset, a user password self -authentication product which enables IBM i (AS/400) based companies to provide their users with a quick, reliable and easy-to-use process for resetting their passwords.

As security and compliance become ever-increasing issues which companies are required to deal with, the importance of protecting and coordinating user passwords becomes that much more central to the on-going functioning of these organizations. With this in mind, Password Reset is designed to allow users to control the resetting of their own passwords, while at the same time offloading a task which is both time consuming and is a potential security breach, from Help Desk personnel and system administrators.

By authenticating users via a simple e-mail based process using personal questions whose answers are known only to the users, Password Reset will become a mainstay in all organizations, especially those with many tens of users at the least.

Shmuel Zailer, CEO and CTO at Raz-Lee Security stated: “This new product, requested by many of our current iSecurity customers, is the perfect solution for cost-sensitive organizations to save money while at the same time providing increased benefit and security to their user community, by streamlining user password procedures to the benefit of all.”

Raz-Lee Security announced today that its recently released Change Tracker product now supports tracking IBM i PTFs installed on the system. Change Tracker enables IBM i (AS/400) companies to automatically and comprehensively track software modifications made in production libraries, at both the source and object levels.

With the increasing awareness of industry-wide regulations such as SOX, HIPAA and PCI, auditing and traceability have become issues of major importance. Change Tracker is dedicated to automatically monitoring and logging programs, files and other types of objects at both the source and object levels. Change Tracker requires no operator intervention, relies on the actual updates performed within a library, and is a “fool-proof” solution for tracking object changes without requiring any manual intervention.

Click here to read all the details

Raz-Lee Security, a leading provider of IBM i security, auditing and compliance solutions, announced today the immediate availability of Command for total control over system & user defined CL commands.

Command provides the ability to control CL commands, their parameters, origin, context (i.e. the program which initiated the CL command), the user issuing the CL command, etc., and provides easy-to-define ways to react to these situations.  Command is the only product that has the ability to refer, for analysis or change, to each part of a complex parameter separately, as well as to the parameter as a whole.

Click here to read all the details

With the increasing awareness and adherence to industry-wide regulations such as SOX, HIPAA, PCI, auditing and traceability – especially within production libraries – have become issues of major importance. Change Tracker is dedicated to automatically monitoring and logging object changes at both the source and object levels. Since Change Tracker relies solely on the actual updates within a library, no manual intervention is required.

Based on the QAUDJRN system journal, Change Tracker provides a robust and comprehensive solution that cannot be bypassed. Working in real-time, it can automatically record every revision and collect all information relevant to the modifications made, including object attributes, source code, changes to file structures and more!

Click here to read all the details