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Updated: 6 October 2009

Keep apprised on security related to z/VM. This page includes news, news archive, pertinent presentations, papers, Redbooks, and publications, links to press articles and pointers to online discussions.

October 6, 2009 Solution Edition for Security Offering
Securing your z/VM® and Linux® for System z® environment
Consolidation, cost savings, and Green Initiatives are sweeping though all industries at an exponential pace. Securing a virtualized environment is a vital component of the enterprise security strategy. System z risk and security management controls provide differentiated advantage over alternative solutions.IBM's virtualization components have been integrated within hardware and software for over 30 years, and provide a robust set of unparalleled capabilities. Scalability, availability, and reliability controls are built within the infrastructure. Additional business value is included in centralized auditing and reporting functions, centralized security components and centralized infrastructure. The Solution Edition Offering for Security delivers the capabilities required to secure your virtualization environment.
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September 18, 2008 z/VM V5.3 Achieves Common Criteria Certification
All certification activities for z/VM V5.3 are complete. The certifying body issued its certification on July 28, 2008. z/VM V5.3 with the RACF Security Server optional feature has been certified to conform to to the Controlled Access Protection Profile (CAPP) and Labeled Security Protection Profile (LSPP) of the Common Criteria standard for IT security, ISO/IEC 15408, at Evaluation Assurance Level 4+ (EAL4+).


Publication: z/VM V5.3 Secure Configuration Guide
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Report: z/VM V5.3 Certification Report
Report: z/VM V5.3 Security Target

You can find previous announcements of security-related information in the z/VM Security News archive

Papers, Redbooks, and Publications
Publication: z/VM V5.4 Secure Configuration Guide (07-2008)
Redbook: Introduction to the New Mainframe: Security (04-2007)
Redbook: IBM Tivoli Security and System z (01-2008)
Redpaper: Monitoring System z Cryptographic Services (12-2007)
Redbook: Security on z/VM (12-2007)
Paper: z/VM Security and Integrity PDF (04-2005)
Linux on IBM eServer zSeries: Best Security Practices
Linux on zSeries Security White Paper PDF
Exploring Open Source Security for a Linux Server Environment PDF

Presentations
z/VM Security and Integrity (Alan Altmark, Aug.2005) PDF Updated

Press articles
Cover Story: Securing a Virtual World, by Alan Altmark
     (IBM Systems Magazine - Mainframe Edition, May/June 2009)
Understanding z/VM Integrity and Security, by Alan Altmark
     (IBM eServer Magazine - Mainframe Edition, Nov/Dec 2002)

Discussions
Fora and Listserv discussions with the VM and Linux community


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