A mainframe, just like any other computingplatform, need to be audited. I mean status audit,not event audit which is different and will bediscussed in my next article. What is status audit?This is the process usually called securityassessment or Security Readiness...

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It is a common belief that mainframe computers and operating systems are more secure than other operating systems. It is so common, that even
mainframe experts believe in! But, are mainframe really more secure? I’ll try to answer this question and may be, break a myth.