{"id":1715,"date":"2023-02-28T11:15:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T10:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.armonie.group\/ibm-i-security-remains-the-main-concern-fortra-2023-study\/"},"modified":"2023-09-14T16:19:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T14:19:50","slug":"ibm-i-security-remains-the-main-concern-fortra-2023-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.armonie.group\/en\/ibm-i-security-remains-the-main-concern-fortra-2023-study\/","title":{"rendered":"IBM i: security remains the main concern (Fortra 2023 study)"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#0c8dc9&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Poppins|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;43px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Poppins||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#01013A&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-16px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|30px||30px|false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h2><b>Fortra 2023 study<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Poppins|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;43px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|30px|30px|30px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h1 class=\"post_link\"><strong>IBM i: security remains  <br>the main concern<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong><!-- \/wp:post-content --><\/strong><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;13px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Poppins|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#0C71C3&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(13,189,224,0.39)&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|30px|30px|30px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><b>On February 1, 2023, The Four Hundred&#8217;s Alex Woodie explained how security remains the number one concern for IBM i resellers. In its ninth annual survey, Fortra questioned over 300 members of the IBM i community (slightly fewer than last year) and revealed, during its webinar, what their main market concerns are.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Webinar: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortra.com\/resources\/videos\/2023-ibm-i-marketplace-survey-results-revealed\" style=\"font-size: 13px;\">https:\/\/www.fortra.com\/resources\/videos\/2023-ibm-i-marketplace-survey-results-revealed<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wsc_post_summary\"><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.armonie.group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ibmi-marketplace-survey-results.pdf&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Download the study&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#0C71C3&#8243; button_icon=&#8221;&#xe092;||divi||400&#8243; button_icon_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_on_hover=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.armonie.group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fortra_2023-1.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;fortra_2023&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_2_font=&#8221;Poppins|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_3_font=&#8221;Poppins|300|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h2><strong>Spoil #1: Cybersecurity comes out on top,<br>as in the last 6 years.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And that&#8217;s no surprise to Steve Will, CTO of IBM i: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many developers feel they need to strengthen their security knowledge. Many directors too<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he said at Fortra&#8217;s January 26 webinar. <\/span><i>\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fact that threats are constantly evolving, and that they also have to respond to business needs, means that people really need to get more information .<\/span>\n<\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Spoil #2: there&#8217;s been no major change in the IBM i community&#8217;s concerns since 2017,  <\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">date when cybersecurity really started to become a concern.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Some key figures:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">68% of those surveyed say that cybersecurity is one of their main concerns, compared with 62% in 2021 and 77% in 2020.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">64% consider application modernization to be a major concern (vs. 56% in the 2022 survey, where it ranked third<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For 47%, lack of safety knowledge and skills is the number 1 challenge<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For 45%, it&#8217;s the change in threats<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For 39%, it&#8217;s the balance between security controls and business efficiency.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">To address these issues, IBM has introduced changes to the IBM i operating system in new operating system versions and technology updates to make it easier to identify and close security configuration loopholes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The IBM i remains one of the most &#8220;secure&#8221; systems available, according to Tom Huntington, Forta&#8217;s Vice President of Technical Services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Will agrees. &#8220;I never get the impression from my customers&#8230; that their security problems are related to things they can&#8217;t do on IBM i,&#8221; said the CTO. &#8220;It&#8217;s more that they don&#8217;t know how to do what they need to do on IBM i.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Measures taken to lock systems :<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Adoption of secure file transfer<\/strong> (MFT) takes first place  <br>(done by 49%, planned for 12%)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Introduction of<\/strong> compliance and audit reports and management of privileged users (45% )<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Media coverage of major system breaches and phishing attacks has forced companies to focus on cybersecurity. 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