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Database software

• August 30, 2007 30 Aug'07

  Critical flaw found in Oracle developer tool

  A popular tool used by Oracle developers contains a critical flaw that could be used by an attacker to compromise a system.

• March 26, 2007 26 Mar'07

  What are some of the biggest challenges with unstructured data?

  By far, the volume of data has to be the biggest challenge...

• October 16, 2006 16 Oct'06

  Oracle fixes 101 flaws

  Attackers could exploit 45 of the 101 flaws remotely without a username or password. Meanwhile, the new CPU offers more detail on the number of flaws patched and their severity.

• September 14, 2006 14 Sep'06

  Three ways to create clustered storage, page 3

  Clustered storage systems run on storage servers, NAS gateways and hosts. Here's how to determine which clustered file-system architecture is best for your needs and storage environment.

• August 24, 2006 24 Aug'06

  How do I establish recovery priority for my applications?

  If it's at the IT level, it comes from a data perspective. When you start moving up a little bit into the business side, people start looking at the applications because they don't really know where the data is. If we talk today about virtualization...

• August 01, 2006 01 Aug'06

  Litchfield: Database security is 'IT's biggest problem'

  At Black Hat USA 2006, database security guru David Litchfield unveils 20-plus IBM Informix flaws that attackers could exploit to create malicious files, gain DBA-level privileges and access sensitive data.

• July 28, 2004 28 Jul'04

  Automated SQL injection: What your enterprise needs to know

  The second of a two-part interview with SPI Dynamics CTO Caleb Sima tells what you should fear, why and what you can do to mitigate your risk.

• July 09, 2004 09 Jul'04

  Old Mutual rolls out web reporting software to meet new regulations

  Financial services group Old Mutual has rolled out web-based reporting software across its business worldwide to consolidate data...

• October 27, 2003 27 Oct'03

  Council migrates to web enabled benefits system

  Liverpool City Council has completed a six-week data migration project to get its £5m housing benefit and council tax system up...