CA Top Secret Reviews

Information Security Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Feb 06 2018

All the features help ensure we are compliant with banking regulations

What is most valuable?

We make use of almost all the features of Top Secret: * Authentication * Authorization checks * Reporting on violations * Audit reporting We have… more»

How has it helped my organization?

It's an integral part of all of our mainframe security functions. It's the core of our mainframe security functions. It helps ensure that we are… more»

What needs improvement?

I almost don't have any specific issues with the product. Any problems that we do encounter are always quickly addressed by the CA Top Secret… more»

If you previously used a different solution, which one did you use and why did you switch?

It's not like I installed Top Secret and had something previously. Both of the shops that I have worked in already had Top Secret installed as a… more»

What other advice do I have?

The security environment is constantly changing. The support for CA Top Secret is constantly upgrading the product to ensure that it's current with… more»

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Shimon Roz

Director with 51-200 employees

Feb 06 2018

Ensures that employees and others do not illegally access our systems

What is most valuable?

All the features that we use are valuable. I cannot think of any special feature that is more valuable than other, especially as there are not many… more»

What needs improvement?

The user interface. Sometimes, it is not simple to understand where a certain definition should be defined, and I go through a number of screens… more»

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I am not involved in this aspect of the business.

If you previously used a different solution, which one did you use and why did you switch?

As far as I know this is the only solution ever used. As Top Secret was installed before I started working for our office, I assume the challenge… more»

What other advice do I have?

Make sure that there is a post-sale department in your country. We have experienced some post-sale problems to do with integration of CA products… more»

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CA Top Secret for z/OS provides innovative, comprehensive security for your business transaction environments— including z/OS, UNIX and Linux on System z—helping you realize the reliability, scalability and cost-effectiveness of the mainframe. CA Top Secret provides an Advanced Authentication Mainframe feature, system entry validation, resource control, auditability, accountability, administrative control, and SAF compatibility. In conjunction with distributed security solutions from CA Technologies, CA Top Secret provides mobile-to-mainframe enterprise class security and compliance management.

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