Today Oracle has published the Pre-Release Announcement for the october CPU Patch. This Critical Patch Update contains 109 new security vulnerability fixes for several Oracle products. 5 of these fixes are just for the Oracle Database Server.
Oracle announced the general availability of Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c Release 2. The release introduces a bunch of new and improve capabilities for deploying and managing business applications in an enterprise private cloud, such as Java Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), enhanced business application management, and integrated hardware-software management for Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud.
A few times a year I create a new linux VM. I usually do this by using a kickstart server. The kickstart configuration file I normally use is creating a swap partition which is to small for an Oracle database server. Unfortunately, I forget regularly how to resize the swap partition. Here are the steps using fdisk.
A few days after the last critical patch update Oracle had to post security alert for CVE-2012-1675. The issue also known as “TNS Listener Poison Attack” is affecting any Oracle Database Server. As a personal reference I have summarized the most important information about this topic.
For once I do not write anything related to Oracle Database Technologies and Security. After I’ve been asked from time to time, what I’ve installed on my iPad, it is time to put things together again. My first favorite IOS app post is born.
Oracle Germany organizes two additional Database Security Seminar. I’m once again participate with my presentation “Oracle Security – How much should it be?”
A few weeks ago oracle officially released the CPU / PSU Patches for April 2012. The Critical Patch Updates contains 88 security fixes across all products. But only 6 out of this 88 fixes are for Oracle databases. This post will summarize a bit the information and links around this CPU / PSU release.
Slides of the two presentation from the Security Lounge organized by SOUG and DOAG regional group Freiburg.
The DOAG regional group is organizing together with SOUG a Security Lounge on the 24th of April. I’ll attend this event with two short presentations on Database Security and Oracle Auditing.
I’ve Just finished my presentation at the Oracle Database Security Event at Düsseldorf and Berlin. Link to the Slide is provided in this post.
This post focuses on init.ora parameters. It is not really new topic, but rather a personal reference to some practical queries and scripts. If you are the customer, it’s always handy when you can easily access your own queries.
Oracle has officially released the CPU / PSU Patches for january 2012. The Critical Patch Updates contains 78 security fixes across all products. But only two out of this 78 fixes are for Oracle databases.
Somewhen beginning of 2012 Oracle has secretly released an update of Oracle Audit Vault. So far just for Linux x86-64bit but I guess other OS will follow. I’ve just did a short test installation to see what’s new and different.
Oracle has recently published the Pre-Release Announcement for the CPU Patch. This Critical Patch Update contains 78 new security vulnerability fixes for several Oracle products. 2 of these fixes are just for the Oracle Database Server.