IBM PowerSC Workshop

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Overview

This hands-on course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of IBM PowerSC, including its features, benefits, and how to install, configure, and manage it.

We will cover the four main pillars of PowerSC: Security, Compliance, threat protection, and Multifactor Authentication (MFA).

File Integrity Monitoring (FIM), allow listing, block listing, endpoint detection and response (EDR) and anti-malware capabilities will also be covered.

Audience

Enrollment in this course is not restricted. Typical students may include:

Customers
Technical IBM personnel
Business partner technical personnel
IT consultants and architects

Prerequisites

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Objective

Describe the key features and capabilities of PowerSC across AIX, IBM i, and Linux
Perform the installation and initial configuration
Summarize the purpose and usage of security compliance profiles
Demonstrate how to manage and monitor endpoint security
Configure system scans, reporting, and alerting mechanisms
Explain the role and implementation of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Implement anti-malware features and verify their effectiveness
Configure allow lists using Trusted Execution and Fapolicyd for application security
Analyze file integrity monitoring reports using Real-Time Compliance and auditd

Course Outline

Unit 0: Course Introduction
Unit 1: Introduction to IBM PowerSC on IBM Power (covering AIX, IBM i and Linux)
Unit 2: Installation and Configuration of IBM PowerSC
Unit 3: Security Compliance profiles
Unit 4: Managing and Monitoring endpoint security
Unit 5: Configuring system scans, reporting and alerting
Unit 6: Introduction to MFA
Unit 7: Anti-malware
Unit 8: Allow List (Trusted Execution and Fapolicyd)
Unit 9: File Integrity Monitoring (Real Time Compliance and auditd)
Exercise 1. Accessing the lab environment
Exercise 2. PowerSC Installation and Configuration
Exercise 3. Working with Security Profiles
Exercise 4. Creating Custom Profiles and Run Compliance Scans
Exercise 5. Configuring MFA on AIX
Exercise 6. Configuring Anti-malware
Exercise 7. Allow List (Trusted Execution and fapolicyd)
Exercise 8. File Integrity Monitoring (Real Time Compliance and auditd)