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Database flaws more risky than thought

December 23, 2004 Newly released details of flaws found earlier in Oracle and IBM databases have some security firms worried. TAGS: flaw, Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., database, security

Oracle to be more selective in patch development

April 18, 2007 Instead of offering fixes systematically, company will provide fixes for uncommon operating system and application combinations on request. TAGS: Oracle Corp., database software, fix, combination, database, security, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Oracle urges customers to apply critical update

January 18, 2005 Latest patch for the company's database and Web applications closes almost two dozen security holes. TAGS: Oracle Corp., flaw, Web application, software company, patch management, database, server, security

Oracle plugs 51 security flaws

January 17, 2007 As part of its quarterly patch cycle, company on Tuesday released fixes for vulnerabilities that affect many of its software products. TAGS: Oracle Corp., fix, software product, database, vulnerability, security

MySQL issues security fix

May 4, 2006 Security patch is designed for the latest versions of MySQL's open-source database software. TAGS: MySQL, flaw, attacker, buffer-overflow, open source, security, database

U.K.'s Home Office admits to database breaches

August 31, 2006 The government agency says four of five incidents involved members of staff accessing databases for unauthorized purposes. TAGS: security breach, ID card, spokesman, database, security, U.K.

UCLA break-in puts data on 800,000 at risk

December 12, 2006 For more than a year, an intruder has been accessing private information on students and staff, among others, the university says. TAGS: social security number, Social Security, security breach, university, personal information, staff, database, student, security

Oracle's oops on security flaw

April 11, 2006 Usually secretive about product security, company accidentally posts details about exploit code for an unfixed database flaw. TAGS: Metalink Ltd., Oracle Corp., security flaw, flaw, vulnerability, security, database, researcher

PostgreSQL issues 'critical' security fix

January 10, 2006 Developers urge users of open-source database to update their installations immediately to protect themselves. TAGS: PostgreSQL, branch, open source, database, security, Microsoft Windows

Gadfly zeroes in on Oracle bugs

March 6, 2007 update The Oracle community, says David Litchfield, shouldn't be so smug when it comes to database security. TAGS: David Litchfield, Oracle Corp., database software, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, database, SQL injection, database server, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL, organization, bug, security, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Oracle plugs 65 security holes

July 18, 2006 July patch update includes fixes for flaws, many serious, across the company's database and business products. TAGS: Oracle Corp., flaw, Oracle Database, database server, client software, security alert, fix, database, security, patch management, researcher, CPU, server

Patched Oracle database still at risk, bughunter says

April 26, 2006 Latest updates don't sew up a hole exploited by attack code out on the Web, a security researcher has warned. TAGS: David Litchfield, Oracle Corp., Oracle Application Server 10g, business software company, DBMS, researcher, Oracle Database, business software, flaw, software company, database, security

Oracle sews up multiple security holes

April 18, 2006 Regular quarterly update tackles more than 30 flaws in the business software maker's database and other products. TAGS: Oracle Corp., business software company, security hole, business software, Oracle Database, database, flaw, security, patch management, software company, researcher, fix

Ellison: Encryption is key to data protection

September 23, 2005 Oracle's chief also boasts about his company's security prowess while taking shots at Microsoft's efforts. TAGS: Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., Oracle Open World, data protection, VoIP, security, San Francisco, database, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Oracle aims to tone security muscle with Fusion

February 3, 2006 Database giant is learning defensive moves from the more than one dozen companies it picked up in acquisition spree in the past year. TAGS: Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., Oblix Inc., Redwood Shores, company representative, security, margin, acquisition, software company, database

Halloween treat for Oracle: A database worm

November 1, 2005 Proof-of-concept pest is believed to be the first to target Oracle databases. TAGS: Oracle Database, Oracle Corp., worm, database, pest, security, attack, software company, CEO, password, e-mail

Oracle update fixes security flaws

July 13, 2005 Company's database, application server and 11i E-Business Suite are covered in the quarterly update. TAGS: Oracle E-Business Suite, Integrigy, Oracle Corp., Oracle11i, application server, e-business, database, security, server

Oracle readies second grid database

June 20, 2005 The database heavyweight builds in better security, management and support for XML for updated Oracle 10g database. TAGS: Oracle Application Server 10g, Oracle Corp., database, Gartner Inc., management, IBM Corp., XML, server, Microsoft Corp., security

MySQL worm hits Windows systems

January 27, 2005 Databases protected by weak passwords on Windows-based machines could allow a worm to spread to several thousand systems. TAGS: Internet Storm Center, MySQL, bot, SQL Slammer, database software, IRC server, worm, password, database, flaw, researcher, open source, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, server

Oracle plugs 101 security flaws

October 17, 2006 Quarterly patch release fixes 101 vulnerabilities across Oracle's products. Many flaws are serious. TAGS: Oracle Corp., application server, flaw, e-business, PeopleSoft Inc., vulnerability, fix, security, database, server
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