The day-to-day challenges faced by businesses take
constant attention from internal resources. Those resources
can be overburdened when new internal and external
demands command attention as well. OpenVMS system
administrators are faced with two key security concerns
brought on by such new demands. The first is that in
todays business environment, managing a system requires
access to a number of participantsprogrammers,
operators, third-party consultants and vendorsand this
level of access increases the security risk to the system.
The second concern is how to comply with new laws
(e.g., Sarbanes-Oxley, Graham-Leech-Bliley, etc.),
industry-wide pressures and more strict auditing demands
that are forcing companies to examine how they develop
and adhere to security policies and keep customer
data private.
With the HP OpenVMS System Security Audit service,
businesses can choose the level of support they need to
assess and handle their security concerns by partnering
with experienced HP consultants who can efficiently and
expertly accomplish the defined tasks. Internal IT
resources can concentrate on day-to-day activities and
receive the precise knowledge they need to maintain
security at a level that todays environment demands.
Quickly assess system security.
Expert and nonexpert OpenVMS administrators can
benefit by dramatically reducing the time and effort
required to analyze, maintain and report on security
settings and/or policies of their OpenVMS system. By
relying on HPs experience and proven implementation
methodology in this area, businesses can have the
confidence that system security issues have been
analyzed against industry security practices and will
receive documented recommendations for putting an
effective security management system in place.
The goal of the HP OpenVMS System Security Audit
service is to provide customers with:
A security audit to assess OpenVMS system security
A complete report that identifies vulnerabilities and
suggests actions to correct exposures
A comprehensive understanding of their OpenVMS
security settings
A solution for continued security management and
system auditing
By employing industry practices, security management
becomes an asset rather than a threat and frees up
valuable internal resources to focus attention on other
business-critical initiatives.
HP OpenVMS System Security Audit service
HP Services
How it works
HP has partnered with OpenVMS security software
developer PointSecure, Inc., to bring customers the
HP OpenVMS System Security Audit service. The service
is sold per OpenVMS node and is based on tier
workgroup, departmental or enterprise. There are three
main components that you can choose from and service
options are available to combine these components
based on your companys specific needs. The three main
components are:
Component ASecurity audit
With Component A of the HP OpenVMS System Security
Audit service, HP will:
Analyze the existing HP OpenVMS system and security
environment using PointAudit, a tool from HP partner
PointSecure
Perform a comprehensive security check of the
OpenVMS physical, network and remote applications
access
With this component of the HP OpenVMS System Security
Audit service, youll receive a listing of potential areas for
compromise through an HP-certified report of the
OpenVMS system that compares the current security level
against industry security practices.
Component BPointAudit software
With Component B of the HP OpenVMS System Security
Audit service, HP will:
Install, configure and train on the auditing software
Provide a software license that will allow you to perform
audits any time
With this component of the HP OpenVMS System Security
Audit service, youll receive improved audit performance
provided by a point audit license and one-year telephone
maintenance and software support.
Component CSystem Detective software
With Component C of the HP OpenVMS System Security
Audit service, HP will:
Automate the recognition, notification and management
of security issues in real-time
Harden the OpenVMS system and configure it to meet
the existing security policy
Install, configure and train on the system monitoring
software
With this component of the HP OpenVMS System Security
Audit service, youll have the ability to proactively enforce
security policies, receive extensive reporting and alerts on
system parameters and access permissions, and receive a
system detective license and one-year software and
telephone maintenance support.
Service options
The HP Express OpenVMS System Security Audit service
offering is a security program that will provide significant
business value to OpenVMS customers, based on their
organizations business requirements.
HP Services offers a full breadth of end-to-end solutions
that go beyond the scope of this packaged service.
Custom services are available to meet the specific
requirements of your OpenVMS security needs if the
options above do not fit your requirements.
Some of the additional options available are:
Additional nodes to be evaluated
Creation of a security policy (separate HP Service
offering)
Please contact your local HP sales representative for more
details.
Ordering information
HP OpenVMS System Security Audit service
HP P/N H9157A
For more information
For more information on this offering, or to get started,
please contact your local HP sales representative or
contact us via our web page: http://www.hp.com/hps
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Ultimate Security and Audit service (Components A & B & C)
With this option, you will receive a snapshot security audit, installation of
PointSecures PointAudit software, and installation and configuration of
the System Detective monitoring environment.
Proactive Security service (Components A & C)
With this option, you will receive a snapshot security audit and
installation and configuration of the System Detective monitoring
environment.
Active Audit service (Components A & B)
With this option, you will receive a snapshot security audit and
installation of PointSecures PointAudit software.