Oracle Database

A new feature of Oracle Database 21c is Blockchain Tables, which also has been backported to 19c. Blockchain Tables are insert-only, tamper-proof tables used to protect data from abuse and fraud. Common use-cases of Blockchain Tables are for audit...

Unified Auditing was introduced with the release of Oracle 12c and changes how Oracle database auditing and logging is accomplished.  In previous releases of Oracle, there were separate audit trails for each individual component.  Unified...

Oracle Database 21c has been released and is the latest innovation release of the Oracle Database.  A number of new security features are included with this release and should be adopted when creating new databases or upgrading existing...

To truly secure database environments, periodic security risk assessments should be performed for database environments to review and assess the processes, operations, resources, and technology to identify security risks, issues, and weaknesses....

To properly secure an Oracle database requires significant effort and often expensive security add-on products.  The Thrifty DBA likes having secure databases, but doesn’t like to spend money on expensive security products when equivalent zero...

Oracle Databases are a target of cyber-attacks by hackers looking to obtain sensitive data such as credit card numbers and personally identifiable information used in identify theft.  Even though databases are not externally accessible, they...

How does database security change when you move to the Cloud? Security does change and how to handle database security needs to change when running databases in the Cloud. However, you still own your data and are still responsible for making sure...

Your Oracle databases and ERP applications may contain sensitive personal data like Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, addresses, date of births, and salary information. Understanding in what tables and columns sensitive data resides is...