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Newsletters: Mainframe Audit News

Quick Links: HOME PAGE CONTACT US INFOSEC TRAINING HG04: Effective RACF HG05: Advanced RACF HG17: Comprehensive z/OS Security Seminar Schedule/ Registration/ Locations -Bethesda, MD and Washington, DC -New York City -Clearwater, FL -Cape Cod, MA IT AUDIT TRAINING HG63:How to Audit Windows, UNIX, and TCP/IP Security HG64:How to Audit MVS, RACF, ACF2, CICS, and DB2 Security HG73: How to Audit CICS HG74:How to Audit RACF HG75: How to Audit MVS Seminar Schedule/ Registration/ Locations -Bethesda, MD Washington, DC -New York City -Clearwater, FL -Cape Cod, MA NEWSLETTERS AND USER GROUPS ARTICLES The SERVAUTH Resource Class How to Write a Security Policy Trends in MVS Security How to Audit Windows NT Security PRIVACY STATEMENT ABOUT US OTHER INFO SOURCES	Newsletters: Mainframe Audit News This page shows you how to subscribe, unsubscribe, and request back issues, and how to take advantage of our free technical support for mainframe auditors. About the MA News How to Subscribe How to UnSubscribe How to Get Back Issues How to Submit Questions About the Mainframe Auditors' News(MA News) The MA News is a free, email, newsletter for auditors who need (or suspect that they will need) to be auditing IBM mainframe systems (primarily MVS, OS/390, z/OS, and the system software associated with them). This software includes: CICS, DB2, JES, VTAM, MQSeries, TSO, USS (UNIX System Services), TCP/IP, and others. It also includes the Websphere server software which connects a mainframe to the Internet. We expect to have a new issue at least every three months. The MA News is meant for auditors who are new to IBM mainframes, as well as for experienced MVS auditors who want to keep up to date with the latest developments from IBM. We will not make the list of subscribers available to anyone else for any reason. Topics will include: How the Hardware Controls Work How the "BackDoors" to the Hardware Controls Work How to Scope and Plan a Mainframe Audit Different Types of Mainframe Audit What Data to Collect, How to Collect It, How to Interpret It What All Those Acronyms Mean, Including MVS, CICS, TSO, and z/OS What the Different Software Packages Do, How They Work, and How to Audit Them How to Deal with Mainframe System Programmers How to Make Practical Audit Recommendations Common and Not-So-Common Mainframe Audit Findings How to Make Your Audit Findings Sail Through the Closing Meeting Easily A Question and Answer Column Return to Top of Page Return to Home Page To Sign Up for the Mainframe Auditors' Newsletter Send an email to: stu@stuhenderson.com with the subject field set to: MA News and in the body of the email just this word: SUBSCRIBE Return to Top of Page Return to Home Page To Unsubscribe from Mainframe Auditors' Newsletter (MA News) Send an email to: stu@stuhenderson.com with the subject field set to: MA News and in the body of the email just this word: UNSUBSCRIBE Return to Top of Page Return to Home Page To Get Questions Answered from the Mainframe Auditors' Newsletter (MA News) Send an email to: stu@stuhenderson.com with the subject field set to: MA News and in the body of the email the word: Question: (followed by your question, and tell us whether you want you name included or not if we decide to publish your question and answer) Whether we print your question and answer or not, we will try to email you back an answer to your question within five business days. If you need a faster answer, please phone your question to (301) 229-7187, leaving the question on the machine. Please repeat your phone number slowly and clearly. Return to Top of Page Return to Home Page To Request Back Issues of the Mainframe Auditors' Newsletter (MA News) Send an email to: stu@stuhenderson.com with the subject field set to: MA News and in the body of the email just this phrase (for example to request issues 1 and 2): Back Issues: 1, 2 Return to Top of Page Return to Home Page Back Issues of the MANEWS may be found online at: Issue 04 Issue 03 Issue 02 Issue 01 To learn about Seminars for Mainframe Auditors, please click HERE	"Stu puts technical issues in nice easy to learn English and brings it down to earth. " --- Robin Yohe, Suntrust "Excellent presentation! Stu showed us where to look for exposures in areas we could easily overlook. It's rather frightening to realize how easy our systems can be broken. " --- Ric Jamison, NationsBank

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