17 Oct 09 38 Oracle security patches coming next week

After a record-setting week of Microsoft and Adobe security patches, Oracle is gearing up for a major update of its own next week.

Next Tuesday, the database vendor will release its quarterly Critical Patch Update, which "contains 38 security vulnerability fixes across hundreds of Oracle products," according to an advance notification posted to Oracle's Web site.

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10 Apr 10 Fixing the back-door SAP-Oracle security hole

At the Black Hat security conference next week, one presentation will focus on a way to insert a back door into SAP's ERP (enterprise resource planning) applications. SAP's business software is often the core of a company's operations and is used to manage invoicing, human resources, procurement, and billing, among many other functions.

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