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Corporations and government agencies need to secure their critical information systems, especially their mainframes. The question is: What security configuration standards should they adopt?

For compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has endorsed using the Security Configuration Controls set forth in the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Security Technical Information Guides (DoD DISA STIGs).

Both private and public organizations are looking to the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Security Technical Information Guide (DoD DISA STIGs) for z/OS commercial and unclassified government information systems. The DISA STIGs are rapidly becoming a gold standard for information security for z/OS systems.

Vanguard’s checklist clarifies the specific meanings of existing STIG checks and gives step-by-step instructions on how to use Vanguard Administrator, Analyzer, and Advisor to easily report on compliance with the configuration standard of the DoD DISA STIGs. Vanguard’s Checklist enhances your ability to analyze IBM’s z/OS® operating system and its interaction with the RACF® Security Server. Vanguard’s Checklist matches the checks of the DoD DISA STIGs and enables you to use Vanguard’s software tools to expedite the compliance reporting process. In short, the Vanguard Checklist is the industry’s most authoritative source for mainframe security.

Vanguard releases updated versions of the Checklist multiple times per year. Visit this site regularly to ensure that your organization uses the most up-to-date security standards for your mainframes.