Stream: WAVEZ 101
Time: 14:30 - 15:15
An informational session for those new to z/OS systems, exploring why an External Security Manager is needed and what it can provide for different types of users. Followed by a high level look at the ESMs available and the main differences in how they evaluate access requests.
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Achieving a BSc Computer Science in 2008 Beth joined Lloyds Banking Group in 2012. Since transferring to the Mainframe Security team as a trainee in 2016 her focus has been learning about the mainframe and applications as they relate to RACF. Working with IT and internal colleagues to resolve events and supporting a wide variety of projects to deliver security solutions.
Mark Nelson, CISSP®, CSSLP® is a Senior Technical Staff Member with IBM's z/OS® Security Server Design and Development Team in Poughkeepsie NY, where he has spent the past 37 years working on RACF®. Mark's focus with RACF has been on auditing and data analysis (IRRDBU00, IRRADU00, RACFICE), RACF's Health Checks, RACF/Db2, RACF's support for digital certificates, and RACF's encrypted VSAM data set support. Mark is an active speaker on RACF, having spoken to user groups and IBM field representatives on four continents, and has received several SHARE "Best Session" awards, six-and-a-half "Top Gun/Best Session" awards from the Vanguard Enterprise Security Expo, four GSE "Best Vendor Session" awards, and was the 1999 recipient of the Vanguard "Chairman's Award". Mark is a co-author of the book "Mainframe Security for Security Experts: A Introduction to RACF", has helped write several Redbooks, and has published articles in NaSPA's Technical Support, z/Journal, and IBM's Hot Topics. Mark is the director of the Mid-Hudson Valley IBM Club Chorus and a private pilot. Mark is also a world record holder in the "Hokey Pokey".
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