On April 5, 2022, IBM announced IBM Z Security and Compliance Center 1.1. This new solution provides a dashboard for compliance evidence that is based on SMF 1154 records. It includes all the functionality of IBM Security zSecure Audit and relies on the zSecure CARLa and Collect engines. The IBM Z Security and Compliance Center includes the z/OS Compliance Integration Manager component that provides zSecure started task CKCS1154. This started task uses new function in CKRCARLA to generate the SMF 1154 records for the following z/OS subsystems: Console, DFSMS, InetD, IMS, IMS-Connect, IMS-OM, IBM MQ, SMF, SSHD, and z/OS UNIX System Services. Other subsystems write their own SMF 1154 records.
In addition to the new z/OS Compliance Integration Manager, this Service Stream Enhancement (SSE) also includes several other enhancements.
- "What's new for 2.5.0" lists the most significant enhancements for this SSE.
- "Release notes for 2.5.0" includes two extra incompatibility warnings and introduces the new Program Directory for the IBM Z Security and Compliance Center, z/OS Compliance Integration Manager component. Also, zSecure now supports CICS 6.1.
As a result of the enhancements, the zSecure documentation was updated. The licensed publications PDF files at the
IBM Security zSecure Suite Library include a significant number of updates that are indicated by revision bars in the margin:
If you do not see these licensed publications, send a mail to
zDoc@nl.ibm.com to register your IBMid. Provide your organization's client name and number, as well as your own name and IBMid and the zSecure version (2.5.0). If you do not yet have an IBMid, you can
Create an IBM account. You will receive confirmation of registration by mail.
You can find the updated unlicensed documentation on
IBM Documentation. The following publications include a significant number of updates:
The following publications also include several updates:
[{"Type":"MASTER","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB24","label":"Security Software"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSPN95","label":"IBM Security zSecure Audit"},"ARM Category":[{"code":"a8m0z000000GoYsAAK","label":"zSecure Audit-\u003EDocumentation"}],"Platform":[{"code":"PF035","label":"z\/OS"}],"Version":"2.5.0"},{"Type":"MASTER","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB24","label":"Security Software"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSPLQS","label":"IBM Security zSecure Alert"},"ARM Category":[{"code":"a8m0z000000GoZHAA0","label":"zSecure Alert-\u003EDocumentation"}],"Platform":[{"code":"PF035","label":"z\/OS"}],"Version":"2.5.0"},{"Type":"MASTER","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB24","label":"Security Software"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSRPQG","label":"IBM Security zSecure CICS Toolkit"},"ARM Category":[{"code":"a8m0z000000GoYJAA0","label":"zSecure CICS Toolkit-\u003EDocumentation"}],"Platform":[{"code":"PF035","label":"z\/OS"}],"Version":"2.5.0"},{"Type":"MASTER","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB24","label":"Security Software"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSCHPT","label":"IBM Security zSecure Adapters for SIEM"},"ARM Category":[{"code":"a8m0z000000bm63AAA","label":"zSecure Data Preparation for SIEM"}],"Platform":[{"code":"PF035","label":"z\/OS"}],"Version":"2.5.0"}]