iSeries and Internet security

Accessing the Internet from your LAN is a major step in the evolution of your network that will require you to reassess your security requirements.

Fortunately, your IBM^® iSeries™ server has integrated software solutions and security architecture to let you build a strong defense against potential Internet security pitfalls and intruders. Properly using these iSeries security offerings ensures that your customers, employees, and business partners can obtain the information they need to do business with you in a secure environment.

You can use the information that you find here to educate yourself about well-known security threats and how these risks relate to your Internet and e-business goals. Also, you will learn how to assess the risks versus the benefits of using the various security options that iSeries provides for dealing with these risks. And finally, you can determine how you can use this information to develop a network security plan that fits your business needs.

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• iSeries and Internet security considerations
  As an iSeries owner exploring options for connecting your systems to the Internet, one of the first questions you will typically ask is, "How do I begin to use the Internet for business purposes?" The second question is, "What should I know about security and the Internet?" The focus of this material is to help you to answer this second question.
• Planning Internet security
  Use this information to gain a general understanding of the strengths of iSeries security for e-business and the iSeries security offerings available to you.
• Security levels for basic Internet readiness
  Use this information to learn what system security you should have in place before you connect to the Internet.
• Network security options
  Use this information to learn about the network level security measures that you should consider using to protect your internal resources.
• Application security options
  Use this information to learn about common Internet security risks for a number of popular Internet applications and services and measures that you can take to manage these risks.
• Transmission security options
  Use this information to learn about the security measures that you can use to protect your data as it flows across an untrusted network, such as the Internet. Learn more about security measures for using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), iSeries Access Express, and Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections.
• Security terminology
  This topic includes terms and definitions related to security information.