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Oracle to buy Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion
IBM was the early favorite to purchase Sun, but Sun reportedly cast aside Big Blue's $7 million offer. Oracle gets the Sun Solaris OS, the most popular platform for Oracle's database. News
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Countdown: The top 5 things you can do to lock down your database right now
Implementing security measures to secure database installations is an important, but overwhelming task. This expert podcast will provide you with a practical guide of immediate steps that you can take to eliminate common vulnerabilities found in data... Podcast
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Oracle issues 43 updates, fixes serious database flaws
Oracle's quarterly Critical Patch Update contained patches for 16 database flaws and dozens of others correcting errors in Oracle Application Server and its BEA product line. Article
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Imperva assigns security risk levels to databases
The latest version of Imperva's SecureSphere software assigns a risk score to databases based on data sensitivity, misconfiguration issues and database vulnerabilities. Article
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How to create configuration management plans to install DLP
Installing DLP products on a network can require a lot of configuration management planning that includes cooperation between many business groups. In this security management expert response, learn how to do a network architecture review to install ... Ask the Expert
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Kaspersky website hacked multiple times, expert says
A number of hackers probed the Kaspersky website after an initial breach was published on the hackersblog.org website. Article
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Kaspersky website hacked, customer activation codes exposed
Customer email addresses and up to 25,000 activation codes were exposed on a server for 10 days, the antivirus vendor said. Article
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SQL injection attacks targeting Flash, JavaScript errors
Coding errors leave thousands of websites vulnerable, but attackers are starting to target Flash and JavaScript errors for exploitation, experts say. Article
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Fuzzing tool helps Oracle DBAs defend against SQL injection
A new open source fuzzing tool is available to test PL/SQL applications for security vulnerabilities. The free tool was developed by database security vendor Sentrigo. Article
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Oracle extends Audit Vault third-party database compatibility
Oracle's database auditing tool, Audit Vault, can now collect data from two more non-Oracle databases, IBM's DB2 and Sybase's Adaptive Server. News
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