NIS Migration and Management

Enhancing security and streamlining IT processes by replacing your legacy NIS infrastructure with centralized authentication and access control leveraging Microsoft Active Directory

Sun Microsystem's Network Information Services (NIS and NIS+) has been widely used for years to manage Linux and UNIX identity information within a networked environment. However, NIS has proven unable to comply with ever-tightening IT security and auditing requirements being imposed by SOX, HIPAA, PCI and other government and industry regulations. It also has several manageability shortcomings and this, combined with Sun's end-of-life announcement for NIS, has IT organizations looking for solutions.

In this free webinar, Mike Patnode, Centrify's VP of Technology, shows you how Centrify DirectControl can enable you to leverage your existing Active Directory infrastructure to replace NIS with a solution that meets regulatory requirements and streamlines your IT infrastructure and operations in the process.

Topics Covered

• An overview of NIS and its security and operational shortcomings.
• The process of efficiently migrating NIS-managed identities to Active Directory.
• How Centrify's unique Zone technology preserves existing security boundaries without intrusive changes to Linux, UNIX or Active Directory infrastructure.
• The benefits of the Centrify Solution, including secure single sign-on, streamlined IT operations, and enhanced reporting.
• Alternatives to a full migration, including hardening NIS with DirectControl's unique Active Directory-enabled NIS solution, and the ability to incorporate legacy systems into NIS.

Who Should Attend

• LINUX and UNIX IT security managers and administrators who are looking for a secure, efficient and cost-effective alternative to NIS.
• Windows security managers who need to better understand the function of NIS and the requirements and techniques for integrating it with an existing Active Directory infrastructure.
• Corporate IT security and compliance managers who are tasked with ensuring NIS solutions will fulfill their security and reporting requirements.

Featured Speaker

Mike Patnode VP Technology, Centrify Corporation Mike Patnode is Vice President of Technology at Centrify, leading the design of innovative solutions to real market problems. Before joining Centrify, Mike was a VP and Architect in Wells Fargo's Risk Systems group, designing authentication, security and fraud detection systems. Mike has 20 years of UNIX experience, helping to develop and deliver three major releases of the Unix operating system and has made numerous contributions to the Open Source community. Mike has been with Centrify since its founding in 2004.

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