Don't Let These Security Gotcha's Get Your Database:
"Securing the database is top of mind at most organizations now more than ever. How not? As it is, Slammer slapped us last winter, Microsoft had yet another SQL Server Hotfix patch out as of Friday, and Oracle on Friday put out a high-severity security alert warning of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) vulnerabilities that require immediate attention."

No matter how locked-down-by-default Oracle 10g gets …, no matter how automated SQL Server security patches get, database administrators and security officers are still making mistakes that can easily be avoided.

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