database security
Hackers encrypt medical centre’s patient data, ask for ransom
Russian hackers have apparently managed to break into a server where an Australian medical centre keeps its patients’ records, encrypt the data, and are now asking for …
Researcher releases a slew of MySQL and SSH exploits
Security professional Nikolaos Rangos, who is better known by his online handle Kingcope, has flooded the Full Disclosure mailing list over the weekend with information and …
Personal data of 235,000 WCSU students exposed
Western Connecticut State University has begun notifying students, their families, and individuals who had other associations with the university that their personal …
81% don’t trust cloud security
81 percent of IT professionals express security concerns when moving data to the cloud, according to a recent survey by GreenSQL. The survey focused on one question: …
Application Security updates its database scanning tool
Application Security announced the latest release of its database scanning tool, AppDetectivePro. Expanded capabilities and a new user interface provide security, risk and IT …
Effective MySQL: Replication Techniques in Depth
Effective MySQL: Replication Techniques in Depth describes what is needed to understand and implement MySQL replication to build scalable solutions. This book includes …
IBM releases ten integrated security solutions
IBM announced a broad set of security software to help holistically secure data and identities. IBM’s new software capabilities help clients better maintain security …
Oracle patches 109 vulnerabilities
Oracle’s Critical Patch Update for October 2012 patches 109 vulnerabilities across hundreds of Oracle products. There are several patches that require immediate …
McAfee releases new Data Center Security Suites
McAfee announced four new Data Center Security Suites to help secure servers and databases in the data center. The suites offer a unique combination of whitelisting, …
Assess and monitor SAP security with ERPScan
ERPScan released the version 2.1 of their Security Scanner for SAP, which is currently the only solution on the market to assess and monitor 3 tiers of SAP security: …
Voter database security is a myth
Some of us spend days and months of indecision, hours in front of the TV watching campaign commercials and presidential debates, researching on the Net, mulling the options …
Oracle releases MySQL 5.6 RC
Oracle announced the availability of the Release Candidate for MySQL 5.6, the popular open source database. MySQL 5.6 RC provides enhanced linear scalability, helping users to …
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