February 2010 - (Free Research) Read this chapter from “Implementing Database Security and Auditing” by database security expert, Ron Ben Natan Ph.D., to learn best practices and specific tips for effectively securing most database environments, including tracking security vulnerabilities, the anatomy of buffer overflow vulnerabilities, and database auditing.
September 2009 - (Free Research) This ESG Research Brief analyzes the current state of database security and categorizes databases as a “dangerous and growing security gap”. Read this brief which offers steps to improve database security across the enterprise.
January 2010 - (Free Research) This white paper outlines today’s challenges and Oracle’s solutions, including Encryption and Masking, Advanced Security, Secure Backup, and Data Masking Pack, Access and Authorization, Vault and Label Security, Auditing and Monitoring and Management pack.
January 2010 - (Free Research) In this paper you'll learn that there is still a great deal of work to do to achieve total transparency for compliance, information security and IT operations. Read on to learn how companies are moving beyond disparate, unconnected systems to build enterprise transparency on a centralized Log Management foundation.
August 2009 - (Free Research) This IDC white paper presents the benefits to enterprises adopting a preemptive approach to IPC, the internal threats to business information, the impact of government regulations on the protection of data, and highlights how Oracle provides database security products that enterprises can leverage to protect themselves from costly data breaches.
April 2009 - (Free Research) Authored by database security expert Ron Ben Natan, Ph.D., "HOWTO Secure and Audit Oracle 10g and 11g" (CRC Press) is the definitive 454-page guide for both security pros and DBAs. Chapter 2, presented here, covers topics central to hardening the database.
February 2009 - (Free Research) This document focuses on each level of security, starting at the server level and working our way down to database objects such as Server Security, Database Security, Schema Security and Object Security.
July 2009 - (Free Research) Read the "Database Activity Monitoring (DAM)" chapter from "HOWTO Secure and Audit Oracle 10g and 11g" (CRC Press, 2009) and learn how to leverage DAM to prevent SQL injection attacks, monitor privileged users and track access to sensitive data.
March 2010 - (Free Research) This video is an introduction to database activity monitoring and covers the basics of how this important technology works and how to demonstrate to business leaders that it can help not only help data protection efforts, but also augment an organisational compliance program.
December 2009 - (Free Research) In this case study, learn how bwin used Novell Sentinel solution to improve security, reduce administrative effort and make it easier to demonstrate PCI DSS compliance.
July 2008 - (Free Research) This paper will examine the shift in the nature of cybercrimes, how the thieves target their victims, and what can be done to prevent them.
April 2009 - (Free Research) Because organizations are demanding 24x7 availability from their IMS, DB2®, and VSAM applications, it is imperative that those applications do not experience outages. Read this whitepaper to find out how BMC's Hybrid Copy techniques help for faster system recovery in the event of a local outage.
October 2009 - (Free Research) Using full-size copies of the production database for testing and development has an exponential effect on data growth. Managing all these full-size copies quickly becomes unwieldy. This webcast from Informatica will show you how to maintain your data relationships, ensure data security and optimize testing and development environment.
February 2010 - (Free Research) In this analyst report, Securosis’ Adrian Lane explores the inner workings of assessment tools and the business value they provide, and will make specific recommendations on evaluating, purchasing, and deploying Database Assessment.
February 2010 - (Free Research) In this expert E-Guide, learn the ins and outs of database encryption. Jonathon Penn, principal analyst at Forrester Research Inc., reviews desktop, laptop and full disk encryption and outlines a cost-effective approach for managing security. Also discover three questions you must answer before embarking on any encryption project.
September 2009 - (Free Research) With Oracle Database 11g powerful privileged user and multi-factor access control, data classification, and data masking, organizations can deploy reliable data security solutions that do not require any changes to existing applications, minimizing the costs associated with regulatory compliance and the deployment of strong internal controls.
October 2009 - (Free Research) This technical guide for database administrators and IT security experts demonstrates how you can protect your sensitive data with the native database encryption functions of Microsoft SQL Server 2008, such as cell-level encryption and Transparent Data Encryption, and manage and protect encryption keys with hardware security modules (HSMs).
June 2009 - (Free Research) The increasingly sophisticated nature of information theft, and the continued emergence of new data privacy protection regulations worldwide, requires strong data security. Effective information security starts by protecting data at the source - the databases in which it resides. Read on to learn more.
February 2009 - (Free Research) This paper examines whether cloud computing makes good business sense for your company. Ultimately, you may find that moving your data to the cloud actually improves security, scalability, access, and disaster recovery.
June 2007 - (Free Research) Application development organizations have a wide variety of programming languages and technologies to choose from. In this white paper learn how Oracle Database 11g delivers a highly productive and powerful set of application development tools.
March 2009 - (Free Research) Safeguarding personally identifiable information (PII) and remaining in compliance with government regulations is a difficult challenge made easier with database tools from Embarcadero Technologies.
November 2009 - (Free Research) This article explores ways in which small and mid-sized businesses can improve the performance of their databases — and their businesses — by upgrading to SQL Server 2008.
