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Identity and Access Management

Vanguard Administrator offers the highest levels of security administration to simplify and enhance security management functions on systems running RACF^®. Administrator includes the widest range of administration, data mining and reporting tools available today. The new release adds enhanced digital certificate management, strengthened user authentication, protection of LDAP client configurations, support for PCICC private key, and expanded masking capabilities.

Vanguard Advisor provides the most comprehensive event detection, analysis and reporting capabilities for the mainframe environment. Advisor accesses log data and information from RACF to guide administrators or analysts in finding and fixing potential security problems. Enhancements in the new version include expanded DB2 summary and detail reports and the ability to display full RACF commands when reporting events and violation details.

Vanguard Authenticator is a scalable, modular and integrated authentication solution that enables enterprises to control access to the entire IT infrastructure from a central location. This solution makes it easier for enterprises to manage access because the number of user IDs is significantly reduced and users have a single password to remember and maintain.

Audit & Compliance Management

Vanguard Analyzer delivers expert-level vulnerability assessments and audit results for System z® in minutes, using Vanguard’s extensive knowledge base of security best practices. The software provides comprehensive system integrity, verification and auditing capabilities, including assessment, risk identification, threat analysis, and specific instructions on how to fix identified problems. By providing an in-depth overview of current system status, identifying exposures in simple business risk language, and prioritizing findings for immediate action, Vanguard Analyzer simplifies the audit process.

Vanguard Configuration Manager is an automated software scanner that enables continuous monitoring of System z security configuration settings. The software supports implementing and utilizing the z/OS and RACF configuration checklist from the National Checklist Program (NCP) of the National Institute of Standards and Testing (NIST) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Vanguard Enforcer provides proven, real-time intrusion protection, detection and management solutions for the z/OS mainframe that prevent human error and deliberate attacks. By providing 24x7 protection for critical information and resources hosted on the mainframes, Vanguard Enforcer guarantees that z/OS and RACF® security standards, profiles, rules and settings are not compromised. In less than two seconds, the software can automatically detect and notify personnel when threat events on the mainframe and network occur, then respond to deviations from the security baseline with corrective actions that reassert the approved security policy.

Intrusion Management

Vanguard Enforcer provides proven, real-time intrusion protection, detection and management solutions for the z/OS mainframe that prevent human error and deliberate attacks. By providing 24x7 protection for critical information and resources hosted on the mainframes, Vanguard Enforcer guarantees that z/OS and RACF® security standards, profiles, rules and settings are not compromised. In less than two seconds, the software can automatically detect and notify personnel when threat events on the mainframe and network occur, then respond to deviations from the security baseline with corrective actions that reassert the approved security policy.