For the past 30 years or so it has been said that the mainframe is dead and obsolete. Unfortunately for those who wish this to be true, the mainframe is still a vital piece of our society. Unknown to most (even some C suites within major companies), the mainframe runs […]
For many years, passwords have been the preferred method for users to authenticate and gain access to computer systems. It’s no surprise then that passwords should be kept secret. From a security perspective, passwords should be memorable for users, but also have a certain level of complexity to prevent hackers […]
Although many people have only heard of mainframes on movies or even believe that mainframes are an obsolete dying technology, the truth is, today mainframes are still a vital piece of technology in our society. To this date, 96 out of the world’s top 100 banks and 23 out of […]
In just a few days, I will be presenting at the GSE Guide Spring Event in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The subject of my presentation will be: Network and Endpoint Security In this session, we will discuss the challenges and potential risks which each device connected to a corporate network creates. […]
Ever wondered how you can transfer data between z/OS and Unix System Services? Well, one of the ways you can do this is via batch job. //COPYFILE EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01 //IN DD PATH=’/tmp/file.txt’ //OUT DD DISP=SHR,DSN=USERA.USSFILE.EXAMPLE(FILEUSS) //SYSTSPRT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSTSIN DD * OCOPY INDD(IN) OUTDD(OUT) TEXT /* In this batch job, […]
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