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Unlock the Power of IBM i at POWERUp 2025!

Join us in Disneyland, California, for POWERUp 2025, the premier conference for IBM i professionals. Whether you’re an experienced expert or just starting your IBM i journey, this event offers unparalleled education, hands-on workshops, and valuable networking opportunities. Stay ahead of the curve with insights from industry leaders, explore the latest innovations, and connect with a thriving community that shares your passion for IBM i. Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your knowledge, grow your skills, and power up your career!

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Thursday, May 22
 

8:00am PDT

IBM i Security Best Practices
Thursday May 22, 2025 8:00am - 10:15am PDT
While the IBM i is an extremely secure system, there are still a variety of attack vectors that can result from administrative mistakes that can cause a breach.  In this session, we will review many of the common issues and configuration errors we have seen time and again with our IBM i customers.  If you are a system administrator or security officer, this session is a must attend!
Speakers
avatar for Robert Andrews

Robert Andrews

Principal Security Consultant, IBM
Robert Andrews is a Principal Security Consultant, Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM), and the Team Lead for the IBM i Security and Authentication Technology Expert Labs team in Rochester, MN. He is an IBM certified Thought Leader and The Open Group certified Distinguished Technical... Read More →
Thursday May 22, 2025 8:00am - 10:15am PDT
Room 8 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

11:15am PDT

TLS for ACS and Navigator
Thursday May 22, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT
The use of encrypted sessions is both an effective way to prevent credential theft, as well as a requirement for numerous laws and regulations.
In this session, you will see how to configure the replacement for Client Access—Access Client Solutions—to use an encrypted (TLS) session.
This session will include an example of using your IBM i as a CA (Certificate Authority). You’ll also see an example of creating a request to send to a well-known CA to create the digital certificate you’ll need to assign to the servers to enable encrypted communications.
Demonstration of securing Navigator for i using a self-signed certificate.
 
Speakers
avatar for Amy Williams

Amy Williams

Sr Security Services Consultant, Fortra LLC
Amy Williams is a Senior Security Services Consultant who joined Fortra in 2015. She holds CISSP, CISA, and PCI-P certifications.Amy has worked on the IBM i platform for nearly 30 years and her experience includes application testing, system installation, system administration, and... Read More →
Thursday May 22, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT
Room 8 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

1:30pm PDT

Disk-level encryption isn’t enough
Thursday May 22, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT
As companies look to leverage encryption as part of their security landscape, it can be tempting to just implement disk-level encryption. As security requirements continue to grow and compliance regulations are taken into account for the IBM i environment, administrators are finding they need to implement encryption at the field level versus disk level encryption.
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Thursday May 22, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT
Room 8 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

3:00pm PDT

Moving to a Higher Level: Password Resilience
Thursday May 22, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Have you thought about the passwords you use on your systems?  What rules or restrictions do you have in place?  But more importantly, why?!  Have you ever thought about what those rules actually do to your passwords?  Do you think they are making you more secure or less secure?  In this presentation, we will cover passwords in depth, in theory, and specific to IBM i.  Can your IBM i password be hacked?  Come and find out at this inquisitive session!  COMMON Bronze medal session.
Speakers
avatar for Robert Andrews

Robert Andrews

Principal Security Consultant, IBM
Robert Andrews is a Principal Security Consultant, Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM), and the Team Lead for the IBM i Security and Authentication Technology Expert Labs team in Rochester, MN. He is an IBM certified Thought Leader and The Open Group certified Distinguished Technical... Read More →
Thursday May 22, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Room 8 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

5:00pm PDT

Dive Deep into IBM i Security Internals
Thursday May 22, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
As only one who's seen (and written!) IBM i OS code can do, Carol Woodbury takes you deep into the internal workings of IBM i Security. Topics of discussion include where and how authority is checked, how security settings affect performance, why and when to use some of the obscure security-related system values such as QUSEADPAUT, a discussion of some of the more hidden features such as validation lists and more. 
Speakers
avatar for Carol Woodbury

Carol Woodbury

IBM i Security SME and Senior Advisor, Kisco Systems
With over 30 years' experience in the area of IT security, Carol is known world-wide as an expert in the area of computer security. During her career, Carol has architected security solutions for Fortune 100 companies as well as small and medium-sized organizations. Carol is passionate... Read More →
Thursday May 22, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Room 8 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802
 
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