CA VM:Secure for z/VM (CA VM:Secure) is a comprehensive security and directory management system for z/VM.
| Product | Market Share (%) |
|---|---|
| CA VM:Secure | 3.9% |
| IBM Security zSecure | 15.5% |
| Top Secret | 14.2% |
| Other | 66.4% |
It’s designed to help you minimize risk by establishing rigid safeguards and controlling access to z/VM and Linux on System z guest resources.
CA VM:Secure helps prevent inadvertent security exposures by automatically maintaining synchronization between the z/VM user directory and your security rules. It helps make it easier to enforce IT-wide security practices automatically, identify security offenders and produce complete security reports and audit listings.
CA VM:Secure help you optimize your z/VM environment by providing:
CA VM:Secure offers the following features:
Comprehensive Security Management: CA VM:Secure provides a comprehensive suite of security management features to protect IBM z/OS mainframe systems, addressing various aspects of security such as access control, authentication, encryption, and threat detection.
Granular Access Control: The solution allows administrators to define fine-grained access controls based on user roles and privileges, ensuring that only authorized users have access to specific resources and operations.
Strong User Authentication: CA VM:Secure supports multiple authentication methods, including password-based authentication, digital certificates, and multi-factor authentication, providing flexibility in choosing the appropriate level of user authentication.
Audit and Compliance Support: The solution offers robust auditing capabilities, enabling organizations to monitor user activity, track system events, and generate detailed audit reports. This helps in meeting regulatory compliance requirements and facilitates internal auditing.
Data Protection: Users are offered encryption mechanisms to protect sensitive data at rest and during transmission, safeguarding valuable information from unauthorized access and ensuring data confidentiality and integrity.
Centralized Security Administration: The solution provides a centralized interface for managing security policies, user accounts, and system configurations. This streamlines administrative tasks, simplifies security management, and improves overall efficiency.
Intrusion Detection and Prevention: It includes built-in mechanisms for detecting and preventing security threats and unauthorized access attempts. This proactive defense helps in safeguarding the mainframe environment from potential attacks.
User Provisioning and De-Provisioning Automation: The solution offers automated workflows for user provisioning and de-provisioning, reducing manual effort and ensuring timely and accurate management of user accounts.
Secure File Transfer: CA VM:Secure supports secure file transfer capabilities between z/OS systems and other platforms, ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of data during transmission.
Integration with Identity and Access Management (IAM) Solutions: Users can benefit from its integration capabilities with external IAM solutions, allowing them to leverage existing identity management systems and establish centralized control over user identities and access.
Customizable Reporting: CA VM:Secure offers customizable reports and dashboards, enabling organizations to generate tailored reports that provide insights into security events, user activity, and compliance status.
CA VM:Secure was previously known as CA VM:Secure for z/VM.
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