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Ransomware and IBM i

By Robert Andrews posted Tue June 08, 2021 03:41 PM

  

READ THE LATEST:  This article was a static snapshot from 2021.  For the latest updates, see:  https://ibm.biz/Ransomware-and-IBMi

Edit:  The 2021 version of this article has been removed as it is out of date.  For the latest, follow the link above.  Thanks!!!

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Kurt Thomas
Thu December 12, 2024 08:54 AM

@Robert Andrews Thank you for this and also the updated edition. I agree that the issue is never ransomware that was written specifically for IBM i, but rather, ransomware acting from infected non-IBM i systems, but on IBM i.

Your readers may want to be aware that there are commercial solutions that help to secure the IBM i against ransomware beyond what can be achieved with the operating system's own tools. One example is the anti-ransomware functionality in Powertech Antivirus:
Powertech Antivirus for IBM i (AS/400, iSeries)

Best,

Kurt Thomas

Carsten Schulz
Tue January 24, 2023 01:10 PM

Thank you for this and the new document for security in IBMi. 

Carsten

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/carstenschulz2014_hop-activity-7022095137262424064-Wqtm?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop