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Privileged accounts exist in virtually all applications, databases, and computer and network appliance operating systems in the enterprise. Due to their elevated permissions to access data, run programs and change configuration settings, misuse of privileged identities is a serious threat to security.
Regulatory mandates — such as Sarbanes-Oxley, PCI DSS, and HIPAA — require management oversight of privileged accounts and frequent changes to account credentials to prevent unauthorized personnel from accessing sensitive data.
ERPM provides internal safeguards by automatically discovering, strengthening, and granting secure access to all privileged account passwords in the Oracle ecosystem. It provides the option to use Oracle Database 11g Release 2 as the ERPM database and manages all of the privileged accounts within Oracle databases. ERPM also controls and secures the privileged credentials present in Oracle middleware and applications that use services and agents with embedded passwords.

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Facebook IPO advanced fee scam hitting inboxes
Posted on 18 May 2012. | Symantec researchers have spotted a scammy email doing rounds, and trying to trick users into parting with their hard-earned cash.

Twitter supports “Do Not Track” option
Posted on 18 May 2012. | Twitter will support the "Do Not Track" initiative and has already rolled out the DNT opt-out cookie.

How executives understand and manage IT risks
Posted on 17 May 2012. | Corporate boards and executives are taking risk management seriously but there is still a gap in understanding the link between IT risks and enterprise risk management.

Content-related threats cause significant data loss
Posted on 17 May 2012. | Approximately 80% of the breaches that led to loss of data assets were executed via content-layer attacks. These include attacks via social networks, browser and file format vulnerabilities as well as phishing.

Ads on Wikipedia can point to malware infection
Posted on 16 May 2012. | Every now and then, Wikipedia's popularity and brand are misused by malware peddlers, typosquatters and scammers.
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