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10 Essential Steps to Oracle & MS-SQL Security & Compliance
sponsored by Guardium

Securing customer and corporate data - while reducing staff workload - has become a top priority for most organizations. It is critical to be able to protect sensitive data from both insider and outsider threats.

Learn the first steps and best practices for effectively securing Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, MySQL and Sybase environments, including:

  • Hack-proofing your databases (with specific tips for each DBMS platform)
  • Tracking security vulnerabilities
  • Anatomy of buffer overflow vulnerabilities
  • Why database auditing is important
  • Resources and further reading

Download an essential chapter from "Implementing Database Security and Auditing" (Elsevier Digital Press), authored by database security expert and Guardium CTO Ron Bennatan, Ph. D. This 413-page book contains hundreds of practical tips and examples for protecting sensitive information and passing audits smoothly.
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Available Resources from Guardium
Countdown: Top 5 Fastest Ways to Improve Database Security
sponsored by Guardium
Podcast: |  Posted: 03 Dec 2009
Premiered: 03 Dec 2009
Summary: In this podcast featuring expert Adrian Lane, learn how to improve database security quickly. Get tips on key points such as conducting a data inventory, developing a security plan, creating an audit trail and prioritizing risks.

The Enterprise Database Security Lifecycle: Configuration and Controls
sponsored by Guardium
Video: |  Posted: 03 Dec 2009
Premiered: 03 Dec 2009
Summary: This video provides clear and actionable steps to protect an enterprise database and the data that it stores. Featuring Adrian Lane and Rich Mogull, specific points of emphasis include preventative controls, detection controls, and a data security life-cycle overview.

Databases at Risk: Current State of Database Security (Enterprise Strategy Group)
sponsored by Guardium
Analyst Brief: |  Posted: 30 Nov 2009
Published: 25 Sep 2009
Summary: 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.

Oracle Account Security: Chapter from "HOWTO Secure and Audit Oracle 10g and 11g"
sponsored by Guardium
Book: |  Posted: 25 Nov 2009
Published: 25 Nov 2009
Summary: Read this chapter from "HOWTO Secure and Audit Oracle 10g and 11g" (CRC Press, 2009) and learn how to secure Oracle by checking for weak passwords, configuring failed login policies, preventing DoS attacks with resource limits, and auditing user profiles.

Regulatory Requirements Driving Enterprise Role and Entitlement Management
sponsored by Guardium
Video: |  Posted: 20 Nov 2009
Premiered: 20 Nov 2009
Summary: Learn how the requirements from various regulations like HIPAA, state privacy laws, and PCI DSS drive the use of role management technology to enable compliance. In this video, Richard Mackey summarizes the technological components that support compliance-focused role management and recommends a strategy for integrating IAM into the enterprise.

Countdown: Top Five Technology Challenges of Role and Entitlement Management
sponsored by Guardium
Podcast: |  Posted: 20 Nov 2009
Premiered: 20 Nov 2009
Summary: When an organization commits to implementing the technologies and tools to support role and entitlement management, it faces a number of sizable challenges. In this podcast, expert Richard Mackey counts down these organizational, process, and technical challenges that block the successful deployment of role and entitlement management technology.

"Database Activity Monitoring" chapter from "HOWTO Secure and Audit Oracle 10g and 11g"
sponsored by Guardium
Book: |  Posted: 06 Jul 2009
Published: 06 Jul 2009
Summary: 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.

Hardening the Database
sponsored by Guardium
Book: |  Posted: 03 Apr 2009
Published: 03 Apr 2009
Summary: 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.

8 Steps to Holistic Database Security
sponsored by Guardium
White Paper: |  Posted: 03 Apr 2009
Published: 03 Apr 2009
Summary: Authored by Ron Ben Natan, Ph.D., author of "HOWTO Secure and Audit Oracle 10g and 11g" (CRC Press, March 2009), this white paper describes 8 essential best practices that provide a holistic approach to safeguarding databases and achieving compliance.


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