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Course description: IP Security on z/OS

This course is not scheduled. Inquire about Onsite training at your facility.

Overview


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Course code NW81GB Delivery type Classroom

Duration 4.0 days Course type Public or Private on-site

Public price English Pund $2,330.00 plus tax    

A four-day lecture and hands-on workshop on how to protect your z/OS TCP/IP network environment from malicious or unauthorized access.

What are the benefits?

These days it is not enough to rely on firewalls out in the network to protect your installation against cyber-theft or denial of service attacks. Security in depth is required to prevent hackers (both internal and external) causing huge losses to your business. This workshop will arm you with the knowledge to build a highly secure environment protecting your z/OS sysplex.

What do you get?

The class will be presented by experienced z/OS networking consultants and by the developers who designed and implemented the z/OS TCP/IP security features.

Audience

This intermediate course is for system programmers and other technical personnel responsible for implementing security in a z/OS TCP/IP network environment.

Prerequisites

This intermediate course is for system programmers and other technical personnel responsible for implementing security in a z/OS TCP/IP network environment.

Skills taught

This workshop will arm you with the knowledge to build a highly secure environment protecting your z/OS sysplex.

Course outline

Skills transfer on z/OS network security issues:

Network security basics: firewalls, DMZ, intrusion detection, VPNs
Cryptographic techniques, digital certificates, IPSec, SSL/TLS
Essential z/OS security functions: RACF and Policy Agent
Configuring z/OS for network security
Hands-on exercises:

Packet filtering
Creating and using digital certificates
IPSec between two z/OS systems
Secured FTP
Intrusion Detection
Application Transparent TLS (SSL)

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