Category: Software audit

Microsoft Software Assurance and Microsoft
Scott D. RosenbergCloud, Contract Lifecycle management, Core Licensing, Cost Containment/Negotiation, IT Asset Management, Microsoft, Microsoft Licensing Compliance, Microsoft Licensing Tip, Microsoft Software Assurance, Microsoft: News You Can Use, software asset management, Software audit, SQL, Support, Virtualization, Windows1 Comment on Microsoft Software Assurance and Microsoft

There is little that can be discussed about Microsoft software licensing without mentioning Software Assurance. And, of course, this applies to virtualization rights. In citing two of the examples above, we now explore Microsoft continues to evolve Software Assurance. In order to permit the primary user of a licensed instance of Windows Desktop to access that instance remotely – such as a from a kiosk, a rented device, or a personal device (i.e., tablets, smartphones) – the device must be […]

Who should track Oracle licensing changes?
Scott D. RosenbergCompliance, Contract Lifecycle management, IT Asset Management, Oracle license, Oracle Licensing Compliance, Oracle Licensing Tip, software asset management, Software audit, UncategorizedLeave a Comment on Who should track Oracle licensing changes?

Who is responsible for tracking Oracle licensing? Whose job is it to notify organizations about these changes? Eliot Arlo Colon, President of Miro Consulting, discusses the tracking of Oracle license changes.

Using Oracle Database Firewall
Scott D. RosenbergAccess management, Center of Internet Security (CIS), Compliance, Contract Lifecycle management, Cost Containment/Negotiation, Database security, DSS (Data Security Standard), Enterprise Agreement, GRC (Governance, HIPAA, Identity management, IT Asset Management, IT Security, Licensing Change Alert, Microsoft Licensing Compliance, Microsoft Licensing Tip, Microsoft: News You Can Use, Miro News, Oracle database, Oracle Licensing Compliance, Oracle Licensing Tip, Oracle: News You Can Use, PCI (Payment Card Industry), Risk, Security Assessments, Security Risk, software asset management, Software audit, SQL, Uncategorized, VirtualizationLeave a Comment on Using Oracle Database Firewall

We’re all familiar with network firewalls, which prevent unauthorized access to your network from external sources. However, network firewalls don’t protect your databases from malicious attacks, which sometimes come disguised as privileged internal users. Web applications are a major source of data attacks, through stratagems such as SQL Injection, for example. Oracle’s Database Firewall (a product Oracle gained through its acquisition of Secerno, a British firm, in 2010) offers a solid defensive perimeter to monitor and enforce accepted behavior on […]

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