Halcyon Announces Authority Swapper 10.0 With Security Forensics for IBM i Auditors

Halcyon Announces Authority Swapper 10.0 With Security Forensics for IBM i Auditors

PETERBOROUGH, England, December 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

    Halcyon Software, the global leader in systems management software, has announced the
immediate availability of Authority Swapper 10.0, the latest version of the access control
tool for the IBM i. The solution allows IT managers to grant higher levels of authority to
users for temporary periods and this release adds unique functionality by providing a
visible forensic trace of user activity which assists organisations to meet security
compliance rules and regulations.

    The major enhancement is Audit Replay, a unique screen recording capability that
visually captures all user activities during their temporary access to greater security
privileges. Typically, users need these higher levels of access for defined periods in
order to complete specific tasks as part of their job role. By replaying the visual record
of the screens visited and the user's activity, compliance teams have a visible trace and
can quickly see what has happened without having to have a technical understanding of the
IBM i system. This new feature significantly reduces the time taken to audit user
activities.

    Authority Swapper 10.0 also logs, records and stores every activity carried out by
users during such sessions, all of which can be automatically exported to a secure,
encrypted file for internal and external auditing purposes.

    "This new release of Authority Swapper simplifies the audit process for compliance
teams because they would previously have needed to review all the IBM i commands a person
had used as well as have an understanding of the command language to realise the
implications," commented Carole Chandler, Sales and Marketing Director of Halcyon
Software. "Halcyon Software is the first to introduce this new feature which effectively
provides a visual surveillance recording making the forensics much clearer to auditors
without IBM i skills. It will help a wide range of organisations, including banks,
insurance companies and the gaming industry, to meet their security compliance
obligations."

    Authority Swapper 10.0 is available as a standalone product for all organisations
using the IBM i. Existing Halcyon customers of Authority Swapper can upgrade free of
charge. The solution can also be cost-effectively integrated into Halcyon Software's
market-leading monitoring suites for IBM i systems to give real-time intrusion detection.

    About Halcyon Software

    Halcyon Software is a global leader in multi-platform systems management software
solutions that reduce the complexity and cost of monitoring critical business systems,
core applications and processes. They support IBM enterprise-class systems, including
IBM(R) i and AIX(R), as well as Windows(R) and Linux(R) platforms. Halcyon solutions are
used world-wide by large multi-nationals, corporate and public sector data centres as well
as small to medium sized organisations to ensure that vital IT systems, business
applications and services are available 24/7. With regional offices in Peterborough UK,
Philadelphia USA, and Melbourne Australia, Halcyon also has an international network of
partners and distributors supporting Europe, the Americas and Asia Pac. For further
information please visit http://www.halcyonsoftware.com

    Contact: Carole Chandler, Halcyon Software, Tel: +44(0)1733-234995, Email:
carole.chandler@halcyonsoftware.com ; Paul Jennings, PJMC Limited, Tel:
+44(0)-1926-312886, Email: info@pjmc.com

    http://www.halcyonsoftware.com

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