Powertech Policy Minder for IBM i

Security Policy Management Software for IBM i

Maintain Your IBM i Security Configuration

Automated security policy administration and compliance reporting Powertech Policy Minder for IBM i is a security administration tool that automates critical tasks and provides comprehensive security compliance reporting. By automating security administration, Policy Minder saves time and eliminates labor-intensive manual tasks usually required to administer the details of security. Policy Minder for IBM i features a graphical user interface (GUI) in addition to the traditional green screen. Policy Minder provides an easy way to define your security policy on IBM i, whether you want to customize a security policy based on your organization's unique requirements or use a template based on cybersecurity best practices. Comparing your security policy to your system's current configuration is simple and automated. You can even schedule your policy checks so that they run automatically. The FixIt function automatically finds settings that are out of compliance and fixes them. Policy Minder also includes robust reporting functionality to document:

• Your policy settings
• Items that are out of compliance with your policy
• Changes made with the FixIt function
• Administrative actions taken to configure Policy Minder

Key Features of Policy Minder for IBM i

Security policy documentation

Automatically document your security policy for use during audits. Automatically capture current server settings to define your security policy—a written statement of how your organization protects IT assets, which is required by many security mandates.

Automatic compliance checks

Identify configuration settings that are out of compliance with your security policy without any manual effort.

Exception-based reports

Generate reports that show only the exceptions to your security policy, so it's easy to focus on items that require attention. Save security administrators countless hours of manual data analysis and reporting. Policy Minder automatically compares security policies to actual server settings and its exception-based reports dramatically increase your productivity.

Policy management for multiple systems via a single screen

Manage compliance with your security policies on multiple systems from a single screen. Managing security policies and compliance with those policies on multiple systems becomes much easier on a single screen in a user-friendly, browser-based interface.

Automatic remediation of out-of-compliance settings

Use the Fix-It function to return out-of-compliance settings to their desired state. Automate the comparison of your security policy to your system's current security settings, and let your software automatically fix out-of-compliance items. This makes it easy to stay compliant with regualtory mandates like PCI DSS that require security settings to be checked regularly.