BindView Extends IT Security and Compliance to Oracle Databases.HOUSTON -- Advancing IT security and compliance for business-critical databases, BindView Corp. (Nasdaq:BVEW BVEW Binary View ) announced today the availability of bv-Control for Oracle. The new, comprehensive software streamlines IT security, compliance and vulnerability management for data stores that house an organization's most valuable assets. The release of bv-Control for Oracle expands BindView's coverage of enterprise databases, which also includes its bv-Control for SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. software. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. market research firm IDC(1), Oracle remains the dominant vendor in the cross-platform relational database relational database Database in which all data are represented in tabular form. The description of a particular entity is provided by the set of its attribute values, stored as one row or record of the table, called a tuple. market and serves as a critical IT backbone for global organizations. bv-Control for Oracle validates best practices for Oracle database security, helping to ensure risk management and compliance requirements Compliance requirements are a series of directives established by United States Federal government agencies that summarize hundreds of Federal laws and regulations applicable to Federal assistance (also known as Federal aid or Federal funds). are satisfied for enterprise-wide database infrastructures. "Database security is core to protecting valuable assets and meeting regulatory compliance requirements," said Humana Vice President of Information Technology, Data Center Operations, Paul Ratner. "The capabilities of BindView's new bv-Control for Oracle offer an excellent solution for risk assessment of databases, both from the standpoint of vulnerability management and for meeting regulatory compliance requirements." "Protecting vital databases is vital for business. You need to reduce security threats and demonstrate due care," said Earl Perkins, a vice president of META Group's Security and Risk Strategies practice. "IT security administrators and auditors alike need solutions that secure databases and ensure compliance." "Organizations run on stockpiles of data, which makes information one of the most closely guarded assets for business continuity," said BindView Senior Vice President of Product Management Shekar Ayyar. "As global organizations face mounting audit pressures for demonstrating due care, bv-Control for Oracle streamlines processes for securing data to meet IT controls requirements." bv-Control for Oracle At-a-Glance --Continuous Security Assessment and Audit: Equipped with more than 100 pre-defined queries to assess database security based on guidelines from Oracle and the Center for Internet Security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. (CIS Cis (sĭs), same as Kish (1.) (1) (CompuServe Information Service) See CompuServe. (2) (Card Information S ); checks for new threats via rapid fire updates; offers extensive and customized reporting on configuration, access control and auditing. --Automated Compliance Monitoring: Runs scheduled checks to evidence ongoing processes and demonstrate due care; validates database configurations against corporate security standards. --Holistic Vulnerability Assessment A Department of Defense, command, or unit-level evaluation (assessment) to determine the vulnerability of a terrorist attack against an installation, unit, exercise, port, ship, residence, facility, or other site. : Integrated with BindView's RMS console, which allows comprehensive reporting on users, desktops, servers, operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. , networks and applications. --Simplified Deployment & Management: Allows easy deployment and maintenance with a lightweight, non-intrusive footprint; provides extensive and customized reporting on database configuration, access control and auditing. Availability bv-Control for Oracle is available immediately. For more information, please visit: www.bindview.com/Products/VulnMgmt/AssesmentandSecurity/ bv-Control_Oracle.cfm. (Due to its length, this URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) About BindView BindView Corporation is a leading provider of proactive business policy, IT security and directory management software worldwide. BindView solutions and services enable customers to centralize and automate policy compliance, vulnerability assessment and directory administration across the entire organization. With BindView insight at work(TM), customers benefit from reduced risk and improved operational efficiencies with a verifiable return on investment. More than 20 million licenses have shipped to 5,000 companies worldwide, spanning all major business segments and the public sector. Contact BindView via e-mail at info@bindview.com or visit BindView's website at http://www.bindview.com. BindView can also be reached at 1-800-749-8439 or at 713-561-4000. (1) IDC, "An Overview of the Object-Relational Database A database that provides both relational and object database capabilities. See universal server. Management Systems Software Market in 2003" |
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