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Articles tagged under 'Security'

• Why Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)? - Part 2 [Security]

  By Erik Benner, posted on Thursday November 12, 2020
  Tags: Oracle , Cloud Computing , Cloud , Oracle Cloud , Security , Oracle Cloud Infrastructure , OCI

  On almost every cloud call I have, the customer will always ask, is their data secure, will the cloud hurt performance, and what about availability?… Read more

• Oracle Expands Government Cloud with National Security Regions for IC and DoD

  By Nelle Doyle, posted on Thursday September 17, 2020
  Tags: Government Cloud , Oracle Cloud , Department of Defense , DoD , GovCloud , Security Regions , Cloud , Cloud Computing , Oracle , Security

  Oracle has announced the expansion of the Oracle Government Cloud with National Security Regions for US Intelligence Community and Department of Defense customers. This is… Read more

• Mythics at Oracle OpenWorld 2019 Preview

  By Chris Richards, posted on Tuesday September 10, 2019
  Tags: Oracle , Cloud Computing , Cloud , Oracle Database , Security , Oracle Cloud , Oracle OpenWorld , OOW

  Team Mythics has been hard at work preparing for Oracle OpenWorld 2019, and we are looking forward to arriving in San Francisco! You can find… Read more

• Mythics Oracle OpenWorld 2018 Preview - #MythicsatOOW

  By Chris Richards, posted on Monday October 15, 2018
  Tags: Oracle , Cloud Computing , Cloud , Security , Oracle Cloud , Oracle OpenWorld

  Team Mythics has been busy preparing for Oracle OpenWorld 2018, and we are so excited to get to San Francisco! You can find our schedule… Read more

• Mythics Celebrates a “Golden Anniversary” of Oracle Specializations

  By Mark Johnson, posted on Wednesday May 23, 2018
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , Oracle , Cloud Computing , Cloud , Oracle Cloud , Oracle Database , Security , Engineered Systems , Public Cloud , Oracle Partner , OPN , Oracle Solaris , Oracle E-Business

  Connect with Mark Johnson on LinkedIn! Every day, Information Technology departments are becoming more critical to the business of their organization. To increase their focus on the… Read more

• Solaris 11.4, a Secure OS to Power Your Cloud

  By Erik Benner, posted on Wednesday January 31, 2018
  Tags: Oracle , Cloud Computing , Cloud , Security , SPARC , Solaris , Oracle Solaris , Mythics Consulting , IT Security , Solaris 11.4

  Connect with Erik Benner on Twitter! When I discuss cloud, I often talk about what the cloud should do and not where it runs. First… Read more

• Oracle Cloud VM Images Patched for Spectre and Meltdown

  By Jonathan Hult, posted on Friday January 26, 2018
  Tags: Oracle Cloud , Oracle VM , Cloud , Cloud Computing , Oracle , Security , Spectre , Meltdown , Mythics Consulting

  The Oracle Cloud teams have developed and deployed new Cloud VM images in response to the Intel processor design flaws leading to vulnerabilities CVE-2017-5715 (Spectre… Read more

• Solaris+SPARC is Meltdown (CVE-2017-5754) Free

  By Erik Benner, posted on Wednesday January 24, 2018
  Tags: Oracle Database , Security , SPARC , Solaris , Mythics Consulting , Oracle , Meltdown , Oracle Hardware

  Connect with Erik Benner on Twitter! Worried about the security of your data?  Did you know that SPARC+Solaris servers are not only Meltdown free, but also the… Read more

• Public Cloud and Security

  By Mark Johnson, posted on Tuesday January 9, 2018
  Tags: Oracle , Cloud Computing , Cloud , Security , Oracle Hardware , Public Cloud , Hybrid Cloud , Mythics Consulting , FedRAMP

  Connect with Mark Johnson on LinkedIn! Government Information Security Officers are rightfully concerned about security of their data and systems and this week’s revelations of the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities at… Read more

• Understanding the Next Generation of Security Technologies

  By Erik Benner, posted on Monday May 8, 2017
  Tags: Oracle , Oracle Database , Security , Consulting , Cloud Access Security Brokers , CASB , User and Entity Behavior Analytics , UEBA

  Your Users Are Your Security Perimeter, Understanding the Next Generation of Security Technologies. The need for Security is changing, no longer can you protect your… Read more

• Architecting and Building a Secure Private Cloud for Healthcare Provider Welligent

  By Chris Richards, posted on Friday November 18, 2016
  Tags: Private Cloud , Healthcare , Security , Flexibility , Storage

  Mythics Creates a Secure Private Cloud Roadmap for Cloud-Based Electronic Health Record (EHR) Provider Welligent See a fantastic video below highlighting Healthcare provider Welligent, with… Read more

• The Power of WebLogic Scripting

  By James Gilstrap, posted on Monday March 21, 2016
  Tags: Oracle , WebLogic , Scripting Tool , Security , Code , Coding , Administration

  The Power of WebLogic Scripting Recently, I found myself needing to write a script to change JDBC Data Source properties on the fly and restart… Read more

• How Good is Your Biometric System?

  By Sean Wang, posted on Friday May 10, 2013
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , Identity Management , Security

  At the core of a biometric system is the one-to-many identification process, where the input sample is compared with the stored templates in the biometric… Read more

• NIST 800-53 Revision 4: What’s New

  By Sean Wang, posted on Monday May 6, 2013
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , Security , NIST

  National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced the Final Release of Special Publication (SP) 800-53, Revision 4, “Security and Privacy Controls for Federal information… Read more

• Security Vulnerability Scanning: the Art of Grouping Hosts

  By Sean Wang, posted on Tuesday April 30, 2013
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , Security

  When conducting a security vulnerability assessment using an automated scanner on a large number of hosts, it is very tempting to create one or more… Read more

• Evaluating Cryptographic Modules Using FIPS 140-2

  By Sean Wang, posted on Monday April 29, 2013
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , FIPS , Security

  Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 is used to accredit cryptographic modules (hardware and software) used on federal government computer systems that process sensitive information. … Read more

• Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) Compliance: Requirements for IT Security

  By Sean Wang, posted on Thursday April 25, 2013
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , Security , Sarbanes-Oxley

  Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) set up new and enhanced standards that public companies must follow. However, the impact is not just on the company board, management… Read more

• FISMA - It’s Time for an Update

  By Sean Wang, posted on Monday April 22, 2013
  Tags: Security , Mythics Consulting , FISMA

  The Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002 has been the cornerstone for information security in Federal Government for the last 11 years.  It… Read more

• Lessons from Shakespeare:  Why is OAM Important?

  By Marc Boorshtein, posted on Friday April 19, 2013
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , Security , Oracle Software

  “Et tu Wordpress!” – paraphrased from Julius Caesar Act III, Scene I If Shakespeare blogged, I wonder if he would have used Wordpress?  I don't have… Read more

• Security is Like a Pillow - In Search of a New Metaphor

  By Sean Wang, posted on Wednesday April 17, 2013
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , Security

  Pillows come in different sizes and shapes and they can have different colors, styles, cushions, and features.  However, the best pillow is not necessarily the… Read more

• Six Keys to Increased Database Security

  By Sean Wang, posted on Thursday March 28, 2013
  Tags: Mythics Consulting , Oracle , Security

  A broad range of security controls can be implemented to protect databases, including technical, administrative and physical. On the technical side, vendors, like Oracle, have… Read more