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XYPRO
Acquires SAP HANA SECURITY Solution from Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Los Angeles – August 31, 2021 –XYPRO
Technology Corporation (XYPRO),
a leader in cybersecurity, announced it has acquired Workload Aware
Security (WASL), a critical security and compliance monitoring platform
for Linux and SAP HANA environments from
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE).
This acquisition brings XYPRO’s mission critical security expertise to
the Open Systems and SAP HANA market and customers. With the
acquisition, HPE will continue to sell and distribute WASL, with XYPRO
supporting existing WASL deployments along with ongoing renewals, as
well as innovate the platform to ensure SAP HANA customers remain secure
and compliant.
The hardest part of becoming Security Technical
Implementation Guide (STIG) compliant is going through controls and
figuring out which ones are not compatible with your application. WASL
simplifies SAP HANA deployments by providing a single click assessment
and remediation of Linux workloads and HANA environments, reducing time
to achieve compliance from WEEKS to MINUTES, translating to significant
cost and time savings.
“This acquisition further solidifies the strong partnership between
XYPRO and Hewlett Packard Enterprise and positions XYPRO for even
greater growth into new market segments. Just like NonStop customers
have for over 35 years, SAP HANA customers now benefit from XYPRO’s
cybersecurity experience, secure development practices and strategic
business relationships while enjoying great support and leading edge
security solutions.” said
Steve Tcherchian, Chief Product
Officer, XYPRO.
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If
you are participating in the
HPE NonStop TBC
event in October, we hope that you will visit our virtual booth and
attend one of our presentations, demo, or panel discussion. We look
forward to discussing with you how the HPE Shadowbase product suite can
provide solutions to your most pressing business issues for business
continuity, data integration and synchronization, and application
integration.
Please
attend Business Continuity Product Update and HPE Shadowbase
Product News and learn about recent HPE Shadowbase
releases and new features to solve various enterprise challenges:
·
Business Continuity
– maintain consistency and recoverability with active/passive,
sizzling-hot-takeover, and active/active replication architectures
·
Data Integration and Synchronization
– feed data warehouses, data marts, and operational data stores
·
Application Integration
– build real-time business intelligence systems for sales, fraud
detection, and more
·
Zero Downtime Migration
– eliminate planned application downtime, and minimize the risks
associated with hardware and software changes
·
Compare and Repair
– ensure audit compliance and validate that the standby/target database
matches the source while working alongside any replication engine
Our
second presentation is on New Data Integrity Architectures for
Mission Critical Systems. The three pillars of mission critical
computing are Reliability, Availability, and Scalability – “RAS” for
short. Reliability encompasses data integrity, but
receives much less attention in the industry than Availability or
Scalability. However, it is just as important. Data integrity is
a critical customer and regulatory concern, and is adversely affected by
software bugs, hardware errors, malware, and many other common problems.
We briefly review the three pillars, focusing on innovative new HPE
NonStop Server architectures and technologies that maximize Reliability
and data integrity, in addition to Availability and Scalability. We also
review a case study on preventing election hacking with NonStop Servers
that illustrates this new technology. We will also be participating in
the
Business Continuity
Panel Discussion.
We
will present a demo of HPE Shadowbase Data Validation product
suite featuring the
HPE Shadowbase Compare
software, one of our hottest products, and is the number one data
validation product in the NonStop space! It is an essential component of
every NonStop business continuity environment, regardless of the data
replication product in use. Almost all HPE Shadowbase business
continuity solution sales include the HPE Shadowbase data validation
software – it is simply that important. Ensuring that a target database
matches its source is necessary for mission critical applications that
must provide 24x7 continuous operations. Failing over to a backup
database that is out of sync is simply unacceptable! HPE Shadowbase
Compare proves data integrity to key stakeholders and your auditors that
the environment works, is implemented correctly and completely, helps
satisfy regulatory requirements, and ensures that the target environment
is ready to take over at any time.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
globally sells and supports Shadowbase solutions under the name HPE
Shadowbase. For more information, please contact your local HPE
Shadowbase representative or
visit our website. For
additional information, please view our Shadowbase solution videos:
https://vimeo.com/shadowbasesoftware.
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are the property of their respective owners. Copyright 2021.
GDPR 2021 – Compliance and
Penalties; 3 Years Later
The General Data Protection
Regulation, or GDPR, is a major piece of legislation adopted in 2018. It
is designed to address the protection and responsible use of every
European Union citizen’s personal data. However, GDPR is not an EU-only
regulation. It affects ANY business or individual handling the data of
EU citizens, regardless of where that business or individual is based.
We were warned that the penalties for
non-compliance could be stiff: Up to €20 million (about $24 Million USD)
or 4 percent of annual global turnover, whichever is greater.
What Has GDPR Done Lately?
Over the last 3+ years, GDPR has
received mixed reviews. It’s often a slow process to bring a complaint
because the companies involved may operate in many countries, but have
their corporate headquarters in countries where litigation is
exponentially more complex. To add to the delays, in most instances
there is an opportunity for all other EU countries to join a complaint,
extending the process and adding to the complexity of evidence
gathering. The European Data Protection Board (EDPB), was set up to
promote cooperation between the EU’s data protection regulators and
acknowledge that the system isn’t all it could be. In the April 8th,
2021 edition of WIRED Magazine an EDPB spokesperson was quoted, saying
“Enforcing at a national level and at the same time resolving
cross-border cases is time and resource intensive. Slowly, but steadily,
we are seeing results”. This claim is punctuated by the fact that there
have been 254 final decisions from filed complaints.
To read the rest of this article click here
Join CSP’s Virtual Presentation on Wednesday, October 6
CSP is proud to be a
Gold Sponsor of the
2021 NonStop Technical Boot Camp.
CSP's General Manager, Henry Fonseca,
will present CSP's new Cloud-Native Application for Multi-factor
authentication, which now supports High availability, Kubernetes
Deployments, and additional features.
CSP will also
present the new enhancements to
CSP Authenticator+®,
our multi-factor authentication solution built for universal Application
and System (TACL and OSS) access. CSP Authenticator+ allows security
administrators to easily implement one or several authentication
methods, including token-based systems such as RSA or similar providers.
We are very excited to
show the NonStop community what we have been developing over the past
year.
For more information visit:
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CSP - Compliance at your Fingertips™
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repository of NonStop security knowledge and best practices, please
visit
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What’s coming down the pipe at OmniPayments?
OmniPayments is busy preparing for
the TBC Connect online event coming next week (5-7 October. While we’re
as disappointed as everyone about the pivot to a virtual event, the good
news is that our product portfolio continues to move forward to meet the
needs of our clients and prospects alike.
The processing and switching of Card
Payment transactions sits within a broader infrastructure to enable
businesses to make the most of the valuable data that they process. The
monetization of our behavior as consumers is a growing trend amongst
data providers.
It’s no longer enough to simply
extract data at the end of the business day. We need to share and feed
the aggregation of data on Business Intelligence (BI) platforms so that
business users can not only see the broader picture of what is going on
in their business, but also to market this aggregated data to others.
Businesses deploy a wide range of
enterprise database infrastructure from Oracle, Teradata and Hadoop,
together with Machine Learning engines like Kafka where clients need an
event streaming platform for messaging, storage, processing, and
integration at scale in real-time with zero downtime and zero data
loss.
OmniPayments will be introducing the
innovative adapters that we launching to meet such needs.
Meanwhile the core competences of a
payment switch are still important and valid whether on-premise or in
the cloud based on the OmniPayments OmniCloudX solution. Consumers want
choice of payment options and OmniPayments is delivering it through its
cloud-based solution. Merchants who want to expand their payment
choices can now deploy flexibly with OmniPayments.
OmniPayments offers the dynamism of a true real time card processing
system, one that can both create a virtual card record entry in real
time, capture enough of the customer’s details and associate that
purchase with that same card record, and be ready to generate
communication with the clients to remind of the due payment and options
for payment.
OmniPayments includes a wide choice
of payments options to consumers while enabling Card Switching, Card
Authorisation, Card Issuing, Transaction aggregation Loyalty, and Fraud
Management Portfolio. We also help organisations to modernize their own
existing switches.
For more information on how we can
help you integrate OmniPayments into your
internet payment gateway, please see our
illuminating YouTube videos (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHioqS1ZXOA),
follow us on Twitter “@omnipayments” or visit
www.OmniPayments.com for further
information.
Payments Apps and Database
Security. It’s Business as Usual. Until it’s Not.
CashApp, Zelle, Venmo, ApplePay,
Square – the payments industry is growing and expanding into areas we
hadn’t imagined. Everyone relied on it before the pandemic – now it’s
critical infrastructure and embedded into our everyday habits.
For payments providers, how are you
protecting your payments application and databases?
Applications store their data in a
database in order to efficiently retrieve and make use of it. A
database may contain everything from configuration data, usernames and
passwords, to critical information such as results of your last medical
examination. Some databases know you owe money and to whom, what you
posted on a social media app two years ago, what you typically order for
lunch and much more. Needless to say, this is a treasure trove for
thieves, and a huge target. All this data is shared under the
assumption that the application creator is doing everything possible to
protect our most personal information. The tools exist to address it.
So…… “how are the bad guys getting access to our data?”
One of the most common database
attacks, and interestingly enough, one of the simplest to protect
against, is SQL injection (SQLi).
To read the rest of this article click here
TIC SOFTWARE: Modernize Your Middleware with REST
Are you still
using old middleware technology like RSC or Picolo to support your
mission-critical applications on your NonStop Systems? If so, it is time
for a change!
There are
many good reasons why you should switch to a modern middleware solution
like REST!
Surprisingly, there are still many users using old proprietary
technology like RSC or Piccolo for their middleware. These tools may
still be able to perform the basic functions that they were designed for
over 20+ years ago, but continuous usage of these “mature” products
opens up unnecessary risks and hinders system performance. Read
blog
TANDsoft’s FS
Compare and Repair – Blazing Speed, Unparalleled Reliability – Offers
SQL/MX Support in Version 4.1
It’s official. TANDsoft’s FS Compare and Repair is the most rapid and
reliable compare/repair product for use in the HPE NonStop environment.
It reads files at the block level, regardless of block size, and can
compare 10 million records in just 13 seconds. FS Compare and Repair
identifies, reports, and resolves rows, records, columns and field
discrepancies in Enscribe files, OSS files, and SQL/MP tables for both
live and offline databases.
With the introduction of Version 4.1, FS Compare and Repair adds support
for SQL/MX. Same blazing speed, same superior reliability, all the
popular features and benefits of earlier versions.
FS Compare and Repair Features in All Versions
- Uses block technology to send only changed data to a backup database
- Block resynchronization instead of whole file rebuild. Hours to fix
are reduced to seconds
- Repairs all file types
- Compares database files regardless of physical structure. The number
of partitions can be different. The number of indices or alternate key
files can be different. The number of columns and fields can be
different. Row and record sizes can be different
- Supports physical block and logical block repair modes
- Performs multiple partition and index comparisons in parallel rather
than sequentially
- Wildcarding and qualified expressions can be specified for Guardian
filesets
- EMS alerts are generated when data discrepancies are detected
- Out-of-sync data discrepancies are listed in SQL-DML format – Insert,
Update, Delete
- The find command is used to specify OSS filesets
- Control the number of parallel processing tasks started simultaneously
- End a compare job after a specified number of out-of-sync blocks are
detected
- Specify the CPUs where the processing tasks will execute
- Compare and repair individual partitions
- Historical and per-job statistics are available for equal files, EOF,
blocks, FUP reloads, rows, columns, block splits, zero length records
Superior Reliability
Much has been made about the speed of FS Compare and Repair. What makes
the product even more attractive is its superior reliability. Users are
confident that their PROD and DR databases are the same throughout the
update process. Once a customer assigns the appropriate replication lag
time for the environment, FS Compare and Repair efficiently and
accurately detects, reports, and corrects true discrepancies both in
active/passive and active/active environments. Moving parts, one-way or
two-way, do not compromise the reliability of FS Compare and Repair.
FS Compare and Repair removes the complexities that so often accompany
source and target synchronization. Take, for instance, a database with
multiple partitions. FS Compare and Repair accurately processes
multiple-partition comparisons in parallel rather than sequentially and
does so in a timely manner.
FS Compare and Repair can run during normal business hours, complements
all NonStop data replication products, and is certified on all NonStop
servers. Zero application modifications are required. Find additional
information at
https://bit.ly/2Vz6MUc. Ask about our free trials.
TANDsoft Will Exhibit at the TBC21 Digital Experience
We can’t wait to see you this October. TANDsoft will exhibit both new
products and flagship products at the upcoming NonStop Technical Boot
Camp. The virtual event runs from Tuesday, October 5th through Thursday,
October 7th. Visit TANDsoft’s virtual booth at any time throughout the
conference, but plan to attend TANDsoft’s product demo on Tuesday from
12:20 pm to 12:50 pm CDT. Company Principal Jack Di Giacomo will present
“Accessing SQL/MX Data from Enscribe Applications, Transparent to the
Application, and Blazing Fast.” For information and to register for
either event,
https://www.nonstoptbc.com. TBC21 is free to attendees.
TANDsoft is a global provider of innovative HPE NonStop software
solutions for use in time virtualization, application modernization,
security, and business continuity. Many NonStop customers use our
intercept technology to enhance application functionality with no
program modifications or even in the absence of source code. Learn more
about any or all TANDsoft products by contacting Jack Di Giacomo (+1
514-695-2234 /
jack.digiacomo@tandsoft.com) or Dieter Orlowski (+1 303-263-4381 /
dieter.orlowski@tandsoft.com.)
NEXT GENERATION ATM
SERVICES
THE CHANGING ATM LANDSCAPE
Over the last decade, innovation in ATM services has been severely
restricted as a result of several factors, including monopolistic
business practices, restrictive legacy message protocols, and
proprietary systems that became isolated from other banking channels and
investment.
However, the exciting news is that this situation is poised for rapid,
and positive, change. The ATMIA's new blueprint architecture
specifically calls for cloud- based processing, the use of modern
integration options including ISO 20022 and APIs, and greater
flexibility for ATM deployers to tailor the consumer's experience
themselves.
As a global leader in Retail Payments solutions, Lusis Payments is a
strong contributor to the NextGen ATM initiative through its well proven
TANGO transaction orchestration engine.
When it comes to payments processing, TANGO is simply in a class of its
own with 4 of the top 10 banks already using TANGO to empower their
consumer payments strategies. TANGO is functionally-rich and well proven
within both large and small banks and processors around the world.
PERSONALIZED
SERVICE: The New Battleground
Consumer expectations and payments technology have both changed
significantly since the early days of ATM services. In particular, the
personalization of services to match a specific customer’s need is now
commonplace for most digital channels.
There is no doubt that business stakeholders are extremely interested in
the attraction and retention of customers. In this respect the
personalization of consumer service interactions is rightfully receiving
significant investment.
The replacement of the restrictive legacy ATM message protocols with XML
and JSON alternatives is re-writing the market opportunities for
providing a personalized ATM experience to everyone. In a NextGen world,
a consumer's journey can be continually refined in real time by the
provision of relevant, consumer-specific information that dynamically
enhances transaction workflows based on the consumer's profile and
choices. Of course, this power requires the transaction switch to have
the flexibility to retrieve and distribute the consumer's data securely
and without unreasonable processing delays.
TANGO: The Decisive Difference
TANGO has built-in Active / Active support as standard, ensuring the
highest possible service availability. Furthermore, TANGO is engineered
for maximum processing efficiency and has been benchmarked at 10,000
transactions per second. Not only does TANGO's extreme efficiency reduce
the overall computing costs, it also ensures the maximum available time
for sharing real time information with other host systems, including
fraud detection, loyalty, and CRM systems.
However, it is not just raw, engineered power that sets TANGO ahead of
the competition. TANGO is also designed for ease of change and
operational simplicity. TANGO has a proven track record of enabling
payments organizations to deliver new services faster, and more rapidly,
than their previous systems allowed.
Read the entire article by visiting
https://www.lusispayments.com/news/next-generation-atm-services.
Brian Miller
General Manager
Lusis Payments
www.lusispayments.com
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