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Past Meeting Agendas
Thursday, November 10, 2022 - RUGONE + KOIRUG
+CHIRUG + GARUG
** WebEx hosted by
RSH
Consulting **
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Agenda: |
Reducing the Use of UID(0)
Lennie Dymoke-Bardshaw, Reverse Sweep Consulting
RACF Update
Mark Nelson, IBM
Pervasive Encryption
Implementation - User Experience - Updateop Most Prevalent z/OS
Security Vulnerabilities
Tracy Ison and Jim Kuntz, Ohio National
Taking the "Sword" out of
"Password"
Bruce Wells, IBM
SAFTRACE Demystified
Mark Nelson, IBM |
<<< 35th Anniversary
Meeting >>>
Thursday, May 26, 2022 - RUGONE + KOIRUG + CHIRUG
+ GARUG *** WebEx hosted by
RSH
Consulting ***
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Agenda: |
Unix File System Security
REXX EXECs Demo
Bruce Wells, IBM
Crypto Lockdown
Eysha Powers, IBM
Top Most Prevalent z/OS
Security Vulnerabilities
Brian Marshall, Vanguard Integrity Professionals
Robert
S. Hansel, RSH Consulting
PWDCOPY
Robyn E. Gilchrist, RSH Consulting
RACF Administrator Toolkit
Robert S. Hansel, RSH Consulting |
Thursday, October 14, 2021 - RUGONE + KOIRUG + CHIRUG
+ GARUG *** WebEx hosted by
RSH
Consulting ***
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Agenda: |
What's new in CICS Security
Colin Penfold, IBM
Pervasive Encryption
Implementation - User Experience
Tracy Ison and Jim Kuntz, Ohio National
RACF and the Parallel Sysplex
Mark Nelson, IBM
RACF, VSAM and the Path to an
Encrypted RACF Database
Mark Nelson, IBM |
Thursday, May 27, 2021 - RUGONE + KOIRUG + CHIRUG
+ GARUG *** WebEx hosted by
RSH
Consulting ***
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Agenda: |
Unix File System Security
Robert S. Hansel, RSH Consulting
RACF Update
Ross Cooper, Wai Choi, Mark
Nelson, IBM
MFA Implementation Project Update
Steve Kiernan, State Street Bank
z/OS TCP/IP Intrusion
Detection Services
Chris Meyer and Joshua Bennetone,
IBM
Password phrases & Mixed-Case
Password Implementation
Robert S. Hansel, RSH Consulting
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Thursday, October 29, 2020 - RUGONE + KOIRUG + CHIRUG
*** WebEx hosted by
RSH
Consulting ***
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Agenda: |
FTP logon Using Passphrases and Digital Certificates
Robyn E. Gilchrist, RSH
Consulting
ACEE Privilege Escalation Prevention
Joel Tilton
Converting RACF Dataset Name and Range Table to Parmlib
Adam Klinger, Wells Fargo
RACF Surveys
Robert S. Hansel, RSH Consulting
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Tuesday, May 12, 2020 - RUGONE + KOIRUG + CHIRUG
*** WebEx hosted by
RSH
Consulting ***
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Agenda: |
Using the Tivoli Directory Server for z/OS (LDAP) to Manage
Password Synchronization
Sandra E. Carroll, Navy Federal
RACF Class Descriptor Table
Robert S. Hansel, RSH Consulting
IBM Z Pervasive Encryption Overview with Dataset Encryption
and zERT Demo
Jimmy Ference, Sirius Computer
Solutions
The Joy of JOINKEYS
Mark Nelson, IBM
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Tuesday, May 21, 2019
*** Sponsored by
Vanguard ***
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Agenda: |
SERVAUTH Class
Robyn E. Gilchrist, RSH
Consulting
ICSF Basics
Dustin Hayes, Vanguard
Integrity Professionals
High Expectations: Our Systems
are (or could be) Like Airplanes
Mark Nelson, IBM
What’s New in RACF in z/OS V2R4?
Mark Nelson, IBM |
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
* Sponsored by SSH
and SDS
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Agenda: |
Examining a Mainframe Internet
Hack
Robyn E. Gilchrist, RSH
Consulting
Malicious use of SSH Keys
Andrew Hammond, SSH
Communications Security
RACF SETROPTS
Robert S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting
Real-time Pervasive Encryption
Scott Woolley, IBM |
Tuesday, May 15, 2018 ** Sponsored by
RSH
Consulting **
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Agenda: |
RACF Protection for Consoles and
Operator Commands
Robert
S. Hansel, RSH Consulting
A Peek Inside the RACF Database
Mark
Nelson, IBM
RACF Utilities for Auditors
Mark
Nelson, IBM
MFA Implementation Update
Steve Kiernan, State Street
Bank
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Tuesday, November 7, 2017
** Sponsored by
SDS **
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Agenda: |
RACF Custom Fields
Laurie Ward, IBM
Overview of Digital Certificates
Rich Guski, GWizards
Consulting
Roundtable Discussion: Who is a
"Privileged" User?
RACF and Started Tasks
Robert S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting
RACF Update
Ross Cooper, IBM |
<<< 30th Anniversary
Meeting >>>
Thursday, June 8, 2017
** Sponsored by
Xlentsoftware
**
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Agenda: |
PROGRAM Control
Bruce Wells, IBM
Closing the Integrity Gap for
the Mainframe
Ray Overby, Key Resources
z/OSMF
Julie Bergh, IBM
What’s Cool About the CONNECT
Command in RACF
Stu Henderson, The
Henderson Group
Simple Steps to Clean Up the
RACF Database
Stu Henderson, The
Henderson Group
Pervasive Encryption on z/OS
Mark Nelson, IBM |
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
*** Sponsored by IBM
***
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Agenda: |
Help Prevent Possible Breaches:
Stronger User Authentication and New Encryption Policy Support
John Petreshock, IBM
A View from RACF Level 2
John Reale, III, IBM
Sponsor: RACF is 40 years old
but have your security practices stood the test of time?
Julie Bergh, IBM
40 year History of RACF
Anne Lescher, IBM, and Rich
Guski, GWizards Consulting
UNIXPRIV Class
Robert S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting |
Thursday, May 12, 2016
* Sponsored by Rocket
Software *
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Agenda: |
Secure the z/OS FTP Server
BEFORE the Data Breach
Joel Tilton, DTCC
Top Ten Critical Assessment
Findings in z/OS Environments
Doug Behrends, Vanguard
Integrity Professionals
Rocket Software Strong
Authentication Expert - Up close and personal!
Steve Kiernan, State Street
Bank
Utility Belt - ISRDDN
Mark Nelson, IBM
A Fresh Look at Erase-on-Scratch
Mark Nelson, IBM
TSO/E LOGON: What Are My
Options?
Eric Rosenfeld, IBM |
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
* Sponsored by CA
Technologies
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Agenda: |
My Adventures with TCP/IP Port
Security and RACF on z/OS
Joel Tilton, DTCC
RACF Administrative Authorities
Robert S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting
RACF Update
Mark Nelson, IBM
Content Aware Security: Managing
Security by What's Inside the Data
Paul Rauchet, CA
Technologies |
Thursday, June 4, 2015
*** Sponsored by
CorreLog ***
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Agenda: |
z/OS UNIX System Services
Security 50.5 (Only half as introductory as UNIX Security
101!)
Bruce
Wells, IBM
Taking the "Sword" out of
"Password"
Bruce
Wells, IBM
DB2 for z/OS Security: New Ways
to Protect Your Assets
Gayathiri Chandran, IBM
Mark
Nelson, IBM
Sponsor: Bridge the Gap: How to
Use a Product You Already Own to Enhance z/OS Security
George Faucher, CorreLog
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Thursday, October 23, 2014
*** Sponsored by NewEra
***
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Agenda: |
RACF Monitoring & Reporting
Robert S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting, Inc.
SETROPTS
James Brislin, Phoenix Life
Insurance Companies
DSMON
Dave Bell, The Hartford |
Thursday, May 8, 2014
*** Sponsored by
Vanguard ***
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Agenda: |
Auditing CICS Security for Best
Practices
Phil Emrich, Vanguard
Integrity Professionals
Introduction to RACROUTE
Mark Nelson, IBM
RACF Update
Mark Nelson, IBM
Sponsor Product Presentation
Vanguard Integrity
Professionals
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Thursday, October 17, 2013
*** Sponsored by IBM
***
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Agenda: |
APPL Class
Robert S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting
Warning: Mainframe Data Leakage
Poses Significant Risk
Rich Guski, GWizards
Consulting
RACFVARS
Robert S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting, Inc.
TSO & RACF
Robert S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting, Inc.
IRRXUTIL
Bruce Wells, IBM
Controlling z/OS Unix Daemons &
Servers
Bruce Wells, IBM
IBM Security zSecure suite 2.1:
Demonstrating Governance, Risk and Compliance on your
Mainframe
Anne Lescher, IBM |
Thursday, May 30, 2013
** Sponsored by
SSH and SDS
**
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Agenda: |
Common Holes in RACF Protection
Robert S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting
Panel Discussion: Outsourcing &
RACF
Moderator: Jim Brislin,
Phoenix Home Life
A View from RACF Level 2
John Reale, III, IBM
z/OS Security outside of SAF and
RACF
Dave Rivard, SSH
Communication Security |
Thursday, October 18, 2012
** Sponsored by Vanguard
**
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Agenda: |
Protecting JES Resources with
RACF
Jim McNeill, Vanguard
Integrity Professionals
Protecting SDSF Resources using
RACF
Jim McNeill, Vanguard
Integrity Professionals
As Cool as Ice: Analyzing your
RACF® Data Using DFSORT™ and ICETOOL
Mark Nelson, IBM
IRRHFSU
Robert S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting
Sponsor Presentation
Vanguard Integrity
Professionals |
Thursday, May 17, 2012
*** Sponsored by
Xbridge ***
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Agenda: |
Is your z/OS System Secure?
Barry Schrager, Xbridge
Systems
Replacing BPX.DEFAULT.USER
Robert S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting, Inc.
UNIXPRIV Class
Robert S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting, Inc.
Enhanced z/OS UNIX File System
Security
Frederick Lates III, IBM
RACF & Payment Card Industry
(PCI) Standards
Robert S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting, Inc.
Sponsor Presentation
Barry Schrager, Xbridge
Systems |
Thursday, September 29, 2011
*** Sponsored by
RSH ***
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Agenda: |
RACF Authorization Logic
Robert
S. Hansel, RSH Consulting, Inc.
RACF Command Tips
Robert
S. Hansel, RSH Consulting, Inc.
IMS and RACF: Perfect Together
Maida
Snapper, IBM
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
*** Sponsored by
Type80 ***
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Agenda: |
Stu Henderson's Clear
Explanation of Encryption and Digital Certificates
Stu Henderson, The
Henderson Group
How to Break Into z/OS via USS,
TCP/IP, and the Internet
Stu Henderson, The
Henderson Group
How to Secure Mainframe FTP
Stu Henderson, The
Henderson Group
The IBM Health Checker for z/OS,
IRRXUTIL, and You
Mark Nelson, IBM
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Tuesday, November 9, 2010
*** Sponsored by
Voltage ***
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Agenda: |
System z Security: More Than
Just Access Control
Rich Guski, GWiz Consulting
RACF 'Always Call' History
Rich Guski, GWiz Consulting
How We Deleted Two-Thirds of Our
User IDs and Lived to Talk About It!
Dave Buehl, IBM
RACF Cleanup Roundtable
Moderator: Dave Bell, The
Hartford
RACF Update
Russ Hardgrove, IBM
Encryption 101
Phil Smith, Voltage
Sponsor Product Presentation
Phil Smith, Voltage
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
*** Sponsored by
CA ***
|
Agenda: |
Compliance and the Mainframe
Bob Kleamovich, CA
RACF Performance Tuning
Robert S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting
Lightweight Directory Access
Protocol (LDAP)
Kim Worm, IBM
LDAP: User Experience
George Kash
Operate Lean with CA Compliance
Manager for z/OS
Bob Kleamovich, CA |
Thursday, November 12, 2009
*** Sponsored by
IBM ***
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Agenda: |
FACILITY Class
Robert S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting
MS-Access & RACF Unload
George Kash
RACF Custom Fields
Laurie Ward, IBM
RACF Update
Mark Nelson, IBM
|
Thursday, April 23, 2009 *** Sponsored by
EKC ***
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Agenda: |
Unix File System Security
Robert S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting
RACLIST 101 (aka RACLIST
Bootcamp)
Russ Hardgrove, IBM
RACF Level 2 Update (aka a View
from RACF lvl2)
Russ Hardgrove, IBM |
Thursday, October 16, 2008
|
Agenda: |
WebSphere Application
Server Security
Mike Kearney, IBM
Circumventing RACF Protection
Robert
S. Hansel, RSH Consulting
|
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 *** Sponsored by
SSH ***
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Agenda: |
RACF & Storage
Administration
Robert S. Hansel, RSH Consulting
Roundtable Discussions
Dave Bell, IBM
RACF Update
Mark Nelson, IBM
Program Control & PADS
Walt Farrell, IBM
Who Should You Trust?
Walt Farrell, IBM
SSH Product Presentation
Dave Rivard, SSH Communications Security
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Thursday, November 15, 2007 ** Sponsored by
Vanguard **
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Agenda: |
RACF, TCP/IP, and The
SERVAUTH Class
Jim McNeill, Vanguard Integrity Professionals
RACF and DB2: Teamed for Security
Mark Nelson, IBM
The Impact of Regulatory Compliance on Database Administration
Joe Brockert, Neon Enterprise Software Inc.
Product Presentation
Jim McNeill, Vanguard Integrity Professionals
|
<<< 20th
Anniversary Meeting >>>
Thursday, May 17, 2007
*** Sponsored by CA ***
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Agenda: |
DFSORT and ICETOOL
Robert Whittle, RSH Consulting
RACF Utilities
Robert Hansel, RSH Consulting
Product Presentation
Bob Kleamovich, CA
Digital Certificates Basics and RACDCERT
Wai Choi, IBM
SMF Unload and XML
Walt Farrell, IBM
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Tuesday, October 17, 2006
*** Sponsored by EKC ***
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Agenda: |
Common Holes in RACF
Defenses
Robert Hansel, RSH Consulting
Emergency Access & Audit
Reporting
James Croteau, EKC
RACF Update
Mark Nelson, IBM
RACF and z/OS UNIX: Integrated More Than You May Know
Bruce Wells, IBM
Product Presentation
EKC
|
Thursday, October 6, 2005
* Sponsored by
Rocket
Software *
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Agenda: |
Consoles & Operator
Commands
Robert Hansel & Robert Whittle, RSH Consulting
IBM Health Checker for z/OS
Mark Nelson, IBM
RACF Requirements
Mark Nelson, IBM
RACF Passtickets: The road to single-sign-on
George Boitano, Rocket Software
Product Presentation: IBM Tivoli Security Administrator for
RACF
Steve Bice, Rocket Software
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Thursday, June 9, 2005
** Sponsored by Consul **
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Agenda: |
Top 10 RACF MVS and RACF
Issues to Audit
Reese Meadows, Consul Risk Management
The Things We Do for Compliance
Reese Meadows, Consul Risk Management
RACF Update
Mark Nelson, IBM
z/OS LDAP
Jonathon Cottrell, IBM
Consul Product Presentation
Reese Meadows, Consul Risk Management
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Thursday, October 21, 2004
* Sponsored by Beta
Systems *
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Agenda: |
CICS & RACF - The Basics
Robert S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting
DSSO - SSO
Martin Kosiak, Beta Systems
Roundtable: Using HR Data to
Manage Security & RACF
Dave
Bell, The Hartford
RACF: More Dynamic Than Ever
Laurie Ward, IBM
MLS Update (z/OS
R5 and z/OS R6)
George Markouizos, IBM
Beta Systems Product Presentation
Louis Bolla, Beta Systems
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Thursday, May 20, 2004
*** Sponsored by
Vanguard ***
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Agenda: |
FACILITY Class
Robert S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting
CICS Inter-region Communication & RACF
Phil Emrich, Vanguard Integrity Professionals
RACF Update
Mark Nelson, IBM
RACF & Websphere
Phil Emrich, Vanguard Integrity Professionals
Vanguard Product Presentation
Phil Emrich, Vanguard Integrity Professionals
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Wednesday, October 8, 2003
** Sponsored by
Infosec & RSH Software **
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Agenda: |
RACF & Unix System Services
Robert S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting
Unix System Services File Security & RACF
Bruce Wells, IBM
LDAP
Jay Brodfueher, IBM
Automatic RACF Database Cleanup
John Busse, Infosec
Product Presentations
Robert S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting
John Busse, Infosec
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Thursday, June 12, 2003
|
Agenda: |
RACF & JES - Part II
Robert S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting
Profile Efficiency
Guus Bonnes, BCSC
Sysplex Support for RACF
Guus Bonnes, BCSC
SAF Trace
Russ Hardgrove, IBM
Automatic Assignment of uid/gid
Bruce Wells, IBM
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Thursday, March 6, 2003
*** Sponsored by ASPG ***
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Agenda: |
RACF & JES
Robert S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting
RACF Roundtable - Policy Compliance Monitoring
Ken Bornhorst, MetLife
The World of Program Control & PADS
Walt Farrell, IBM
RACF Update
Walt Farrell, IBM
Product Presentation & Demonstration
ASPG Representatives
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Thursday, October 17, 2002
*** Sponsored by SYSTOR ***
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Agenda: |
TCPIP and RACF
Stu
Henderson, The Henderson Group
Trends Driving Security on zSeries
Rich Guski, IBM
Product Presentation & Demonstration
Systor Representatives
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Thursday, May 21, 2002
|
Agenda: |
RACF Command Tips
Robert S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting
RACF Basics: RACF & CICS
Phil Emrich, Vanguard Integrity Professionals
RACF Update
Mark Nelson, IBM
The Continuing Saga of PKI on
z/OS
Christine Marjsek, IBM
RACF & CICS - Advanced Topics
Phil Emrich, Vanguard Integrity Professionals
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Thursday, February 12, 2002
|
Agenda: |
RACF Basics: General Resources
Robert S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting
Tivoli Identity Management
Dan TumSuden, IBM
A RACFers View of DB2 Security
Mark Nelson, IBM
RACF & DB2
Randy Love, IBM
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Wednesday, November 7, 2001 *
Sponsored by Access360 *
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Agenda: |
RACF Basics: Administrative Authorities
Robert S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting
RACF SETROPTS Options
David J Bell, RSH Consulting
RACF History
Mark Nelson, IBM
RACF Update
Mark Nelson, IBM
Product Presentation & Demonstration
Access360 Representatives
|
Tuesday, June 26, 2001
*** Sponsored by BMC ***
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Agenda: |
RACF Basics: Dataset Protection
Robert S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting
Kerberos & IBM's Network Authentication Services
Paul de Graaff, IBM
Roundtable: Merging RACF Databases
David J. Bell, RSH Consulting
Product Presentation & Demonstration
BMC Representatives
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Thursday, April 12, 2001
*** Sponsored by ENTACT ***
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Agenda: |
RACF Basics: Access Monitoring & Reporting
Robert S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting
Intro to DFSORT & ICETOOLS
Brandt W. Onorato, RSH Consulting
RACF Emergency Access for Application Support Staff
David J. Bell, RSH Consulting
Data Mining the RACF Data Base and RACF Audit Data with
RACFICE
Mark Nelson, IBM
RACF Update
Mark Nelson, IBM
Product Presentation & Demonstration
ENTACT Representatives
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Thursday, September 28, 2000
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Agenda: |
Introduction to RACF
Robert S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting
OS/390-MVS Penetration & Security
Peter Goldis, Goldis Consulting Services
RACF Emergency Access for Application Support Staff
David J. Bell, RSH Consulting
RACF Future Directions
Linda Ryan-Doolittle, IBM
|
Thursday, June 22, 2000
|
Agenda: |
TCP/IP Intro & Security
RSH
Consulting
MQSeries & RACF
Stuart Jones, IBM
RACF and Erase on Scratch in the Modern Storage World
Mark Nelson, IBM
RACF Update
Mark Nelson, IBM
|
Tuesday, March 21, 2000
|
Agenda: |
Using REXX with the RACF Database Unload
Robert
S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting
RACF & IBM Websphere
Rich Ardini, IBM
RACF Round Table
David J. Bell, The Hartford
Life of a Job - Batch & NJE Security
RSH Consulting
|
Tuesday, September 28, 1999
|
Agenda: |
Advanced General Resources
Robert
S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting
RACF & SDSF
Vanguard Integrity Professionals
Release Update
Mark Nelson, IBM
RACF Round Table
David J. Bell, The Hartford
|
Thursday, June 24, 1999
*** Sponsored by PASSGO ***
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Agenda: |
RACF & Storage Administration
Robert
S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting
Open Discussion
David J. Bell, The Hartford
RACF Utilities
Brandt W. Onorato, RSH Consulting
RACF Release Update
Mark Nelson, IBM
PASSGO Security Products
PASSGO Representatives
|
Tuesday, February 23, 1999
|
Agenda: |
RACF & CICS
Robert
S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting
Undiscovered RACF Treasures
(RRSF, SEARCH, ICETOOL)
Mark Nelson, IBM
RACF Release Update
Mark Nelson, IBM
Common Holes in RACF Defenses
Robert
S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting
|
Tuesday, October 20, 1998
|
Agenda: |
RACF Performance Tuning
Robert
S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting
RACF & Disaster Recovery
Vanguard Integrity Professionals
RACF Tools for Auditors
Mark Nelson, IBM
RACF Release Update
Mark Nelson, IBM
Customizing RACF
Vanguard Integrity Professionals
|
Tuesday, June 23, 1998
|
Agenda: |
MVS Integrity & Security
Robert
S. Hansel, RSH
Consulting
RACF Tables & Started Task
Identification & Control
Brandt W. Onorato, RSH Consulting
Group Discussion of RACF & YR2K Issues
Donna Finley, Liberty Mutual Insurance
RACF & OpenEdition
Alan Dooley, IBM
|
Thursday, February 24, 1998
|
Agenda: |
Implementing RACF with CA-Endevor
Brandt W. Onorato, RSH Consulting
Centralized Security
Administration for Network Devices: A Growing Problem We All
Face
David J. Bell, The Hartford
Streamlining Security Administration - Using RACF for Off-Host
Security
Bill Semigolsky, Blockade Systems
RACF & DB2 - Teamed for Security
Mark Nelson, IBM
What Data Security Officers Need to Know about Cryptography
Mark Nelson, IBM
What's on the Horizon for RACF
Mark Nelson, IBM
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