How to Hack Db2 for z/OS - Lessons Learned from Mainframe Hackers

Mainframe is often perceived as the most secure platform in the world. However, the reality is, that it is as secure as you make it. A group of well known mainframe hackers shared their experience and lessons learned from the field. In particular, they publicly showed the most common attack vectors for the mainframe. In this presentation we will review their findings and see how these techniques could apply to Db2 for z/OS.

9.1.1 Objectives

• A brief overview of z/OS security

• A brief overview of Db2 for z/OS security

• Common mainframe hacking techniques and how they apply to Db2