Monday, May 6, 2013

Security Policies - Part 14

Dear Readers,

My name is Franz Devantier, creator of this blog.  I am an Oracle Certified Professional (OCP DBA 11g) Security DBA.  I will be sharing with you the basic duties of an Oracle DBA, and also some of the undocumented, and not so well known tasks. 

I will make a deal with you:  If you refer me to a company that needs database support, from a few hours per week to full time, and I am able to sign a contract with them.
Then I will give you 10% of the monthly contract or deal price every month.  When the contract ends, and we re-sign the contract, I will again give you 10% of the monthly contract price.  This will go on until the company no longer employs or contracts me or my agents to look after their databases.
I can do this, because that 10% is my marketing budget.  When we re-sign the contract, in the future, it may depend on you giving the thumbs up again, and that is worth 10% of the monthly contract price, to be given to you as commission.
Contact: Franz

Security Policies  -  Part 14
Apply all security patches and workarounds.
Always apply all the relevant security and current patches for the Oracle Database Server.  It is important to apply all the latest patches for the Operating System as well.

On a regular basis, once a month or once a week, check the security site on Oracle Technology Network for details on security alerts released by Oracle Corporation:  http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alerts-086861.html
Alos check Oracle Worldwide Support Service site, My Oracle Support, for all the details of the currently available and upcoming security related patches:

Contact Oracle Security Products if you come across a vulnerability in the Oracle Database.
If after research and verification, you believe that you have found a vulnerability in the Oracle database Server then.  Check it again to make sure that you have all your ducks in a row.  Then you can log a service request to “Oracle Worldwide Support Services”, or alternatively you can email a complete description of the problem, and include the product version, and platform version etc.  Include any scripts or procedures that you have been using to create the vulnerability, as well as any examples that you may have developed. To secalert_us@oracle.com  To be honest I would love to have a look at it as well.

Franz Devantier,
Need a database health check, or a security audit?
devantierf@gmail.com

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