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. 

This white paper provides insights into how host intrusion prevention systems deliver business value to enterprises, provide protection against zero-day threats, give IT time to test and deploy patches, and realize IT operational cost savings via centrally managed security and visibility of all endpoint security layers through a single console. 

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. 

The last thing network security managers need is more complicated management systems to learn. There are four management keys to an IPS solution: Speed of initial set-up; Ease of ongoing management; Flexible management interfaces; and IPS management scalability. This paper will take a good hard look at each of these manageability components. 

Fixing software security vulnerabilities during development is expensive, difficult and time-consuming. But fixing them after deployment is far more expensive and counterproductive. In this video featuring security expert Diana Kelley, learn state-of-the-art techniques for building a secure software development process. 

Read this paper to learn about a new approach to compliance that seeks to move beyond the short-term goal of passing an audit and to incorporate compliance into an organization's operations in a more proactive sense utilizing the Capability Maturity Model. 

In this expert Pocket E-Guide you will discover the five most common Linux security challenges that are currently overlooked in many of today’s businesses. Discover the pivotal role default installations, maintenance, and system testing play and learn why it is important to test Linux-based systems for vulnerabilities periodically and consistently. 

One of the biggest problems in keeping networks and desktops secure is patch management. Shavlik's solutions simplify patch management through automation, increased visibility, and control. Answer six questions in this quick demo to determine how much time and money you can save when you simplify and automate patch management with Shavlik. 

Vyatta is a network operating system (enterprise-class router, firewall, VPN +) that removes the need for proprietary hardware, allowing you to leverage performance and price advantages of x86-based servers and virtualization technologies. 

Check out this solution brief to discover how VMware equips SMBs with technology solutions that allow them to cost effectively optimize the use of their existing IT assets and resources as well as protect the systems, data, and applications that run the business, ensuring Always On IT. 

Vyatta's vRouter & vFirewall technology is optimized to run in virtual environments to manage traffic and enforce policies in the same way that a physical router, firewall, VPN or intrusion prevention device does in a traditional infrastructure. Try out this open source software today. 

This Pocket E-Guide leads you through the compliance workflow process, including specifics on audit preparation. Get tips on when and what type of encryption is the right choice for your organization and find out how to avoid common encryption risks and tradeoffs. Read on to learn more. 

Building security into the software development lifecycle takes more than just a plan. You need the support of both the development and security/audit organizations to make it work. This podcast, featuring Diana Kelley, presents a plan for selling the value of security to all of the constituencies who matter in your organization.