Robin’s not the only one on the road!

As Robin has been criss-crossing the U.S. and flying over the pond to visit the Old Country, I have been on a whirlwind tour myself. I started by visiting RSA in San Francisco, CA for a few days, before stopping in our Seattle, WA office.

I have attended COMMON and the IBM Technical Conference several times over the years, and I have to say, the number of people at RSA is just mind-boggling! If you have never attended the RSA conference, it is quite a sight to see! Here I found thousands of people, hundreds of vendors, and a large selection of security topics to participate in. It was quite exciting to see such a buzz around the topic of security. If RSA is any indication, 2010 will be a big year for security projects!

My second week of travels brought me back to San Francisco, CA to kick off my workshop tour. I started in Oakland, CA, traveled to Irvine, CA, and then to Las Vegas, NV. The goal of these workshops was to help people get started with their IBM i Security Policy.

Some of the things we discussed included:

• Why a security policy is so important in today’s environment
• What government regulations and standards are driving the security policy projects
• Components of your security policy, both from a corporate perspective and specific to IBM i
• Business requirements considerations for your security policy
• Who to include in your security policy review team
• How to audit your IBM i
• What reports are available to support your security policy and how they are executed
• How PowerTech can help – tools available to help assess your system and simplify reporting

I really enjoyed working with everyone who attended my workshop, and hope everyone learned something valuable that can be applied to their security policy – I know I learned something from each workshop!

If you are interested in attending a workshop on this topic watch our newsletter, PowerNews, or check the blog for more cities and dates. I will be continuing my workshop tour over the next few months. I hope to see you in the future!

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