10. October 2010 · Comments Off on Oracle fixes add to massive patch load expected Tuesday – SC Magazine US · Categories: Data Loss Prevention · Tags: , , ,

Oracle fixes add to massive patch load expected Tuesday – SC Magazine US.

Of the 81 fixes in Oracle’s quarterly patch release, seven of them are for databases.

The question is how long will it take to test and install these patches? Experience says months. That means your systems will be exposed to these vulnerabilities for months.

I am by no means suggesting you should rush the deployment of these patches. Thorough testing is a must.

The answer is the virtual patching capability of Sentrigo, a database protection solution. In a matter of days, if not sooner, Sentrigo updates their agents protecting your databases with new “vulnerability signatures” that protect against threats looking to exploit the well documented vulnerabilities for which Oracle is providing patches.

In many cases, Sentrigo ships the “vPatches” before Oracle ships their patches.

We recommend Sentrigo as a core component of our next-generation defense-in-depth architecture.