Rocket Software, a global technology leader in IT modernization, today announced Rocket z/Assurance, a unified portfolio for managing risk and compliance across mission-critical IBM Z environments. Combining purpose-built capabilities with Rocket Software deep mainframe expertise, Rocket z/Assurance helps organizations identify vulnerability and security exposures, validate security controls, monitor compliance readiness, prioritize remediation and gain real-time visibility into risk. This enables leaders to modernize critical systems with greater confidence, without compromising security or governance. Announcement was made from Waltham, Massachusetts, on September 9, 2026.
For 99% of enterprises operating hybrid environments that include mainframes, security controls alone no longer enough. AI accelerating speed and scale at which vulnerabilities can be discovered and exploited, while increasingly interconnected environments create more paths for risk to reach critical systems. Leaders need evidence that current security controls continuously effective. Researchscape report commissioned by Rocket Software found only 24% of IT leaders extremely confident in organization ability to address mainframe vulnerabilities over next year.
"Modernization decisions increasingly depend on organization ability to understand and manage risk across most critical systems," said Phil Buckellew, President of Infrastructure Modernization at Rocket Software. "When leaders have clear visibility into where risk exists and confidence that IBM Z environments remain protected, security becomes enabler of innovation and modernization rather than barrier."
Key Rocket z/Assurance portfolio capabilities include:
Identify code-level and integrity exposures: Rocket z/Assure Vulnerability Analysis Program identifies vulnerabilities and integrity exposures that traditional configuration scans may miss.
Monitor emerging exposures continuously: Rocket z/Assure Continuous Vulnerability Monitor monitors emerging exposures as IBM Z estate changes, helping shorten period new risk may go undetected.
Improve security patch visibility: Rocket z/Assure Patch provides visibility into missing security patches and related exposure across critical IBM Z environments.
Validate controls and strengthen compliance evidence: Rocket z/Assure Compliance automates security policy adherence and control validation to support audit readiness.
Prepare for evolving cryptographic risk: Rocket z/Assure Quantum assesses cryptographic inventories and quantum-related exposure across z/OS, z/VM, and Linux on Z.
Accelerate remediation and prioritization through AI-driven assistance: Expected agentic AI capabilities will help teams interpret findings, prioritize fixes and access plain-language remediation guidance, reducing operational complexity.
Rocket z/Assurance helps organizations connect technical findings to business-relevant risk, strengthen evidence for security and compliance decisions, and prioritize remediation across critical IBM Z environments.
About Rocket Software
Rocket Software is global technology leader in modernization and partner of choice that empowers world's leading businesses on IT and mainframe modernization journeys, spanning core systems to cloud. Trusted by more than 13,500 customers and 850 partners, and with more than 3,000 global employees, enables customers to maximize data, applications, and infrastructure. Privately held U.S. corporation headquartered in Boston area with centers of excellence throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia. Portfolio company of Bain Capital Private Equity.
