Secure Mainframe Modernization with Enterprise Suite 10.0

Enterprise software security is more important than ever. Threats of cyber-attacks, either bringing down business applications or exposing important data, are of great concern to organizations deploying this software. This includes the security of mainframe applications, found at the core of a vast number of day-to-day business processes, both internally for organizations and externally for customers. 

Modernized mainframe applications, when developed, re-platformed and deployed — using Rocket® Enterprise Suite (formerly a Micro Focus® product) — are therefore subject to the same concerns regarding enterprise software security.

And, at Rocket Software, we continually evolve our products to meet the changing needs of our customers. The 10.0 release of Enterprise Suite is no different, including two new exciting security features for customers to use.

Role-based access

Managing access control for users is often a complicated and error-prone task. Users with too many security privileges represent a security risk. We want users to have access to only the functionality they require.

For users themselves, they don’t want to be confused by UI elements that don’t relate to their level of security access. A streamlined UI improves that user experience, and the new roles feature in our 10.0 release helps address those challenges.

By using the new roles management UI, administrators can easily manage which roles have access to which functionality. A user will be a member of a role and, based on their role membership, their front-end UI will be limited and simplified to represent their access level. Their access to back-end APIs will also be appropriately set. A demonstration of this brand-new feature can be seen in this video.

Configuration report

Architecting an enterprise software deployment to be secure is a must-have before the software is used in a production environment. Failure at this stage exposes the business application to security threats when the system goes live.

The same exposure applies to those within organizations using the software outside of production environments, because modern cyber-attacks are often carried out in stages. One weak part of an organization’s cyber defence allows an attacker to escalate themselves towards more fruitful targets.

Our latest 10.0 release helps with these concerns. The new configuration report feature highlights potential security configuration issues that may need your attention. The feature can be used by mainframe application developers using Rocket® Enterprise Developer (formerly a Micro Focus® product) for modernized mainframe development, or by those configuring Rocket® Enterprise Server (formerly a Micro Focus® product) for production use. In both cases, this feature makes deploying the software in a secure and more informed way easier than ever.

To use this feature, a user generates a report which includes domains, security topics, and report cells. The report cells correspond to a given security topic for a type of domain. The displayed value of the cells indicates whether the configuration may need attention or not. Interacting with the report cells will suggest solutions, some of which can even be automated. Check out this video to see the feature in action.

Modernize with Rocket Software

The tech industry is becoming increasingly security aware and Rocket Software is committed to tackling enterprise software security concerns. Both features explored in this entry are available upon upgrade to the 10.0 version of Enterprise Developer or Enterprise Server. Or, if you are not an existing customer, learn more about Rocket Enterprise Suite (formerly a Micro Focus® product) here. 

For our future releases, we are exploring further developing the demonstrated features and introducing even more new features for simplifying and enhancing security.

Begin or continue your mainframe modernization journey with the 10.0 version of Rocket Enterprise Suite as Rocket Software help you modernize without disruption.