'Eureka' moment Sep 10, 2009
Prof Jeffreys said he is also concerned about DNA database security. "Before long you will be able to send off a mouth swab and get your entire genome, all 3,000 million bases, with millions of sites of variation, typed - what the final cost will be and when this will happen I don't know, but the technology is rapidly moving towards that potential. "There are big issues of regulation here. (BBC News -- UK)
Dark Reading Launches a New Database Security Tech Center Jul 16, 2009
The Database Security Tech Center (), developed by TechWeb's Dark Reading, provides news, analysis and best practices to help readers make informed decisions about how to build and configure secure databases, and implement defenses against potential vulnerabilities and unauthorized access to sensitive data. Savvy security professionals are paying much more attention to database security ... "We're committed to examining the reasons why databases are breached, uncovering the common mistakes many... (PR Newswire)
Hedgehog Enterprise 2.2 provides a comprehensive view of database activity Jul 14, 2009
Database security is one of the vital parts of a network administrators job, and one of the most difficult. Tracking activity on a database that can grow to thousands of requests a second made by hundreds of users can be daunting. (FCW.com)
Yahoo to Allow Users to Opt Out of Custom Ads May 22, 2009
This report presents an overview about the growing significance of database security through analyst observations, opinions, and forecasts. NoteWhen 3: Clear the Clutter. (Yahoo News -- Internet and WWW)
Classified cyber data stolen; sold to Chinese May 16, 2009
"Most organizations continue to give their privileged users carte blanche to all of their sensitive information," says Phil Neray, vice-president of security strategy at database security firm Guardium. By Byron AcohidoPhoto: A satellite image of the Pentagon. (USA Today -- Tech)
UK rules out e-mail, phone traffic database Apr 28, 2009
Government prefers to have such information held by private companies. MSN Tech and Gadgets. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Website-infecting SQL attacks hit 450,000 a day Mar 17, 2009
Giant financial institutions and online merchants have put up strong defenses, says Phil Neray, vice president of security strategy at Guardium, a database security firm. "The same is not necessarily true of regional banks and credit unions, smaller online retailers and state government agencies.". (USA Today)
Kaspersky Says That No Data Was Lost In SQL Attack Feb 11, 2009
He also said that Kaspersky hired renowned database security expert David Litchfield to conduct an independent security to assess the company's security infrastructure. "Obviously there's some lack of trust but we want to give 100 percent transparency," he said. (ChannelWeb)
Napolitano Keeps DHS on the Hop Feb 8, 2009
Cybersecurity in particular has emerged as a major area of concern for DHS and other U.S. agencies in the wake of major lapses in government and corporate database security. For Homeland Security, it's proved especially vexing: According to congressional testimony, the department suffered 844 data breaches during its fiscal 2005 and 2006, leading a House subcommittee on tech and cybersecurity to accuse Charbo in 2007 of not doing his job. (eSecurityPlanet)
Oracle Patches 41 flaws in First 2009 Update Feb 8, 2009
"This is the highest number of 10s we've seen since Oracle began using the CVSS rating system," Amichai Shulman, CTO of database security vendor Imperva told InternetNews. com. (eSecurityPlanet)
