Protecting Oracle Database 12c (eBook)

Paul M. Wright OCP has 14 years experience of Securing Oracle within the World's leading technology and financial institutions. Paul has been credited six times by the Oracle Security Patch for ethically reporting original security improvements he has discovered. Paul instructed Oracle Security for SANS.org in 2007 and has since published and presented for IOUG/UKOUG. Paul published the first book on database forensics and led the CIS 11g standard policy update. Paul's interests have expanded to include integration, availability and performance aspects and specifically how to optimise these whilst maintaining risk at acceptable levels. Paul's role as Lead Security person for the 12c Beta since March 2012 has focused new work onto securely achieving consolidation, which is the focus of his latest book for Apress.

PART I. SECURITY OVERVIEW AND HISTORY1. Oracle Security History2. Current state of the Art3. Extrapolating Current TrendsPART II. DEFENSE COOKBOOK4. Managing Users in Oracle5. Oracle Vulnerability Scanner6. Centralized Native Auditing and IPS7. Pluggable Database PrimerPART III. SECURITY IN THE 12C RELEASE8. New Security Features in 12C9. Design Flaws, Fixed and Remaining in 12C10. New Security Issues in 12C11. Advanced Defenses and Forensic ResponsePART IV. SECURITY IN CONSOLIDATION12. Privileged Access Control Foundations 13. Privileged Access Control Methods 14. Securing Privileged Access Control Systems 15. Rootkit Checker and Security MonitoringPART V. ARCHITECTURAL RISK MANAGEMENT16. Oracle Security Architecture Foundations17. Enterprise Manager 12c As a Security Tool18. Defending Enterprise Manager 12c19. The Cloud and Privileged Access20. Management and Conclusions