{"product_id":"9780132704342","title":"Mainframe Basics for Security Professionals: Getting Started with RACF","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eLeverage Your Security Expertise in IBM\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e System z™ Mainframe Environments\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor over 40 years, the IBM mainframe has been the backbone of the world’s largest enterprises. If you’re coming to the IBM System z mainframe platform from UNIX\u003cb\u003e \u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e, Linux\u003cb\u003e \u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e, or Windows\u003cb\u003e \u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e, you need practical guidance on leveraging its unique security capabilities. Now, IBM experts have written the first authoritative book on mainframe security specifically designed to build on your experience in other environments. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEven if you’ve never logged onto a mainframe before, this book will teach you how to run today’s z\/OS\u003cb\u003e \u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e operating system command line and ISPF toolset and use them to efficiently perform every significant security administration task. Don’t have a mainframe available for practice? The book contains step-by-step videos walking you through dozens of key techniques. Simply log in and register your book at www.ibmpressbooks.com\/register to gain access to these videos.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors illuminate the mainframe’s security model and call special attention to z\/OS security techniques that differ from UNIX, Linux, and Windows. They thoroughly introduce IBM’s powerful Resource Access Control Facility (RACF) security subsystem and demonstrate how mainframe security integrates into your enterprise-wide IT security infrastructure. If you’re an experienced system administrator or security professional, there’s no faster way to extend your expertise into “big iron” environments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCoverage includes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e Mainframe basics: logging on, allocating and editing data sets, running JCL jobs, using UNIX System Services, and accessing documentation \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Creating, modifying, and deleting users and groups \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Protecting data sets, UNIX file system files, databases, transactions, and other resources \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Manipulating profiles and managing permissions \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Configuring the mainframe to log security events, filter them appropriately, and create usable reports \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Using auditing tools to capture static configuration data and dynamic events, identify weaknesses, and remedy them \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Creating limited-authority administrators: how, when, and why \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Pearson Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47147937267952,"sku":"9780132704342","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780132704342_p0.jpg?v=1763641159","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780132704342","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}