Just a couple of hours ago I’ve lecture a presentation about the latest Generation of Database Technology at the DOAG SIG Security in München. It is a sneak preview on a few upcoming security improvements. Unfortunately I do not yet have the permission...

In about two weeks I will participate at the SOUG special interest group at Baden. I will present a paper entitled “New Security Features in latest generation of Oracle Database“. Where latest generation of Oracle Database not stand for an...

As announced in my post about Oracle’s pre-release announcement of last week, Oracle has now released the first Critical Patch Updates for 2013. Overall this CPU contains 86 new security fixes across several Oracle products like Database Server...

In the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, it went under that Oracle had released a new version of Oracle Audit Vault respectively Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall. This weekend I found some time to take a first look into the new release...

Once again, Oracle has published the Pre-Release Announcement for the first CPU Patch in 2013. This Critical Patch Update is reasonably small and contains 86 new security vulnerability fixes for several Oracle products. Only one of these fixes is just...

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. Continue...

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...

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...

Oracle Germany organizes two additional Database Security Seminar. I'm once again participate with my presentation "Oracle Security - How much should it be?" Continue reading →

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...

Slides of the two presentation from the Security Lounge organized by SOUG and DOAG regional group Freiburg. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading...

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. Continue reading...

As Oracle announce in there MOS Note 793512.1 EM 12c Cloud Control will be release in Q4. I would have bet it comes on 31 December, but Oracle just released EM12c for SPARC Solaris as well as for Solaris x86_64. Continue reading →

I was on leave for the past few weeks. After digging through tons of e-mails I finally found time to look into EM 12 Cloud Control. Unfortunately, I've forgotten my SYSMAN password and the EM 12c test installation is no longer running. As you say...

My second update on the post "Howto install Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c Release 1". It seems that Oracle planned to release EM12 for Solaris later this year. Continue reading →

Oracle has just officially released the CPU / PSU Patches for october 2011. In contrast to the previously announced 56 bug fixes, there are now 57 bugfix. It looks like another bug fix for databases has been added to the CPU / PSU bundle. Continue reading...

In the past few days Oracle has released a bunch of MOS Notes about Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c. If you plan an installation it is worthwhile to take a look inside. Continue reading →

Oracle has recently published the Pre-Release Announcement for the CPU Patch. This Critical Patch Update contains 56 new security vulnerability fixes for several Oracle products. 4 of these fixes are just for the Oracle Database Server. Continue reading...

After downloading the latest release of Enterprise Manager Cloud Control I've started a initial test installation. In the past I had already installed Oracle Enterprise Manager 10.2.0.5.0 and 11.1.0.1 as well as some earlier releases. Some of the...

Just a few hours ago Oracle introduced the latest version of Enterprise Manager at the Oracle Open World. The new Release is now named Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c. And the best part is, the version for Linux can already be downloaded from...

Just realized, that the Patchset 11.2.0.3.0 has been released for Solaris SPARC 64 and Solaris x86-64 Continue reading →