Mainframe systems tend to be more secure than distributed systems but this is as much due to decades of rigid change-control and isolation from the Internet as it is to inherent mainframe capabilities – but these safeguards are changing rapidly.

The fact is mainframe resources are now increasingly accessible from the Internet, and even when they aren't, internal threats, trusted partners, interaction with distributed machines, and outsourcing all represent risks that must be mitigated. Encryption can minimize the cost impact of data breaches because encrypted data is virtually useless to anyone.

What you'll learn in this technical webcast:

		The basics of different types of encryption technology
		How IBM System z plays in the cryptography world
		Where and when to encrypt data
		How to choose an encryption method – including hardware vs. software
		Various ways of addressing key management
		4 practical steps for implementation planning

Featured Speaker Philip H. Smith III Mainframe Architect, Voltage Security Phil is a Mainframe Architect at Voltage Security, Inc. He has spent over 30 years working with and managing enterprise software support/development, including operating system modifications, z/VM and z/OS systems management software, Linux on System z provisioning and management, performance analysis, Internet metasearch technology, and an enterprise email gateway for a Fortune 50 company that moved over a quarter million notes per day through a single system. Phil also creates technical reference books, contributes to trade journals, speaks at SHARE and local user groups, and tracks IBM evolution.