Bringing Secure Host Access to the Green Screen

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As IT infrastructure matures, so do security threats. And with more businesses leveraging remote access tools to support enterprise operations, attackers have taken advantage of new opportunities to cause serious damage. Compared to the previous year, in 2024 incidents involving the use of stolen or compromised credentials increased by 71%, signaling a clear vulnerability when it comes to host access.

With that shift, compliance regulations have grown increasingly strict when it comes to requirements around identity and access management (IAM). For businesses, this adds another layer of complexity to the equation, as non-compliance with these regulations doesn’t just open them up to security threats, it also means potentially being subject to serious financial penalties—in fact, non-compliance is nearly three times more costly than remaining compliant.

Avoiding those outcomes requires businesses to bring modern security solutions to their existing terminal emulation and green screen access on the mainframe.

Extending the reach of Rocket Security solutions

Recently, Rocket Software launched the latest addition to its security and compliance suite, Rocket Secure Host Access, a security-first terminal emulator that enables enterprise users to integrate green screen access with existing IAM solutions. This solution provides organizations with complete protection and support for a multi-layered, integrated approach to IT security.

With Rocket Software’s newest capability, businesses have another tool to help meet strict security standards. As regulations put greater emphasis on remote access, Rocket Secure Host Access brings secure, password-free access to host applications, whether they're accessed on a desktop or through the web—all designed to fight off phishing attacks.

The new capabilities bring considerable improvements with simplified security integration, cost-effective risk mitigation, and future-ready IT security. Now, let’s take a closer look at what each of these areas has to offer.

• Simplified security integration: When managing remote access across many environments, maintaining simplicity is critical. With Rocket Secure Host Access, businesses can now extend their existing IAM solutions to users accessing host applications. That means they can now secure the authentication process for terminal emulation without adding any extra work or complication. It also offers centrally managed, high-availability host application access that can be deployed across infrastructures and utilized via a zero-footprint web emulator. 
• Cost-effective risk mitigation: Whether it’s the cost of a data breach, the cost to recover, or the cost in regulatory penalties, Rocket Secure Host Access is a major step toward mitigating serious risk. By extending enterprise authentication and authorization practices to host applications, Rocket Software’s solution creates an end-to-end IT security tool that encourages compliance and protects against attack. It also eliminates the need for additional vendors by consolidating various emulators under its secure umbrella.  
• Future-ready IT security: With Rocket Software, organizations gain a security-first partner that is committed to helping them secure their mainframe as effectively as the rest of their IT systems. Rocket Secure Host Access allows users to extend standardized and existing solutions to host application access.   

The release of Rocket Secure Host Access brings even more depth to Rocket Software’s existing Security and Compliance offerings, joining solutions like our Mainframe Security Services, which are ready to help further secure end-to-end mainframe modernization.

Learn more about how Rocket Secure Host Access can transform and secure your organization's terminal emulation and green screen access.