More DB2 Family Security Best Practices Part 6

The next part (Part 6) of this DB2 Family Security Best Practices blog talks about beginning to audit your DB2 zOS security related configuration to understand the different user id and environment considerations/vulnerabilities. There are many different DB2 security areas that a DBA and system administrator can control, so it is best to examine and . . . → Read More: More DB2 Family Security Best Practices Part 6

More DB2 Family Security Best Practices Part 5

The next part of this DB2 Family Security Best Practices blog series talks about developing a unique corporate security. This security is unique within your organization and unique within your applications.

Given that encryption can have performance overhead, can complicate management procedures, and require application changes, sometime it’s not an option. So another DB2 security . . . → Read More: More DB2 Family Security Best Practices Part 5

More DB2 Family Security Best Practices Part 4

The next part (Part 4) of this DB2 Family Security Best Practices blog talks about the many aspects and issues around DB2 LUW and DB2 z/OS encryption. Encryption needs to be discussed extensively with your security department and various applications because it has long term impacts on operations, maintenance, and applications.

First, DB2 encryption protects . . . → Read More: More DB2 Family Security Best Practices Part 4

More DB2 Family Security Best Practices Part 3

As I started Part 3 of this DB2 Family Security Best Practices blog, I was notified that my personal information was hacked again. That is five different times my information has been taken. So I offer this third installment on database security that will hopefully help every company secure their data.

I have quickly realized . . . → Read More: More DB2 Family Security Best Practices Part 3

Top 10 DB2 Family Security Best Practices Part 2

Below is Part 2 of the Top 10 DB2 Family Security Best Practices. All the DB2 security-minded DBAs and system administrators should verify their DB2 security configuration along with their DB2 security authority definitions as soon as possible. The first five parts of the Top 10 DB2 Family Security Best Practices that I talked . . . → Read More: Top 10 DB2 Family Security Best Practices Part 2

Top 10 DB2 Family Security Best Practices Part 1

The DB2 database family leads the industry with some of the best security features, safeguards, and mechanisms to secure your data. Security breaches of any database trouble us all, so it is always good to review the best security practices available. Below are a list of the top ten that all DB2 DBAs should verify . . . → Read More: Top 10 DB2 Family Security Best Practices Part 1

IDUG Report: DB2 and Mainframe Continue Strong Performance

Years ago, before I started my career or gave my speech at the first IDUG conference, many declared the mainframe dead. When I was going to college, the uninformed were saying the mainframe was old technology. The new z13 mainframe is not old, IBM just continues to improve it with proven technology and the fastest . . . → Read More: IDUG Report: DB2 and Mainframe Continue Strong Performance

Vital Java DB2 SQL Performance Considerations

Since Java is the new main development language for most companies it is vital that all the programmers know the best DB2 Java performance properties and considerations. During system and application Java performance reviews there are many factors that come up that impact performance. Below are several Java DB2 SQL performance factors that can have . . . → Read More: Vital Java DB2 SQL Performance Considerations

DB2 SQL Security Audits

With the all the hacking stories getting a lot of news coverage, security of your DB2 system is paramount. Doing a DB2 SQL security audit periodically or before your DB2 migration has been a standard security best practice of many for countless years and many DB2 Version upgrades. These DB2 SQL security audits help eliminate . . . → Read More: DB2 SQL Security Audits

DB2 Security Definitions

With the all the hacking stories getting a lot of news coverage, security of a company’s information will definitely be on everyone’s mind. There are many DB2 security options and features that can be used within the system, database, and application environments. As I have written before, DB2 security for row and column access . . . → Read More: DB2 Security Definitions