The Role of the systems programmer in protecting the mainframe from accidental or malicious event!
21st July 2021, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
In this session Mark Wilson will discuss and share examples of some of the real-world events he has seen or heard about, that have adversely affected mainframe systems. The role of the systems programmer is an important one and has changed significantly over the last few years as the threat landscape has changed. We can no longer rely on the fact that no one understands what a mainframe is.
Mark will share some of the work being doing by many organisations to help prepare the mainframe for when an event occurs and what is being done to help prevent or warn us.
This isn’t a security session it’s about being prepared for when an event occurs and the role the modern systems programmer must play in preventing and recovering from an incident.
It’s as much about a change in mindset as anything else, we as the systems programmers have to think about the worst-case scenario and how we can do things in a secure manner to protect our businesses and ourselves.
This session will be presented by Mark Wilson. Mark has an extensive background in all things system z. His specialties include:
- z/OS Consulting and Systems Programming
- zSeries security, particularly, Security Assessments and Penetration Testing
He is a thought leader and international speaker in mainframe security and technology, IBM Champion and passionate advocate of all things Z
Mark leads the Global BMC Mainframe Services Team
With over four decades of experience in IBM Z across diverse sectors and environments, Mark has worked in both hands-on technical and strategic roles
Additionally, Mark is Guide Share Europe (GSE) UK Region and conference Manager
Bookings are closed for this event.