Oracle Security

I highly recommend this book to any professional interested in implementing or improving security within their database system. Ms Theriault and Mr Heney should be commended for their comprehensive and common sense approach to Oracle Security. There has never been a research and tool for implementing Oracle Security. This book provides not only the experienced Oracle DBA with tips and reasoning for implementing a security structure within a database, but it also offers the beginner and journeyman computer specialist with the functions of security. The book touches on many topics that are essential to maintaining any computer system. It details the reasoning behind what happens when you do a certain function and you run into problems.

We believe this book will be helpful for everyone who is responsible for Oracle Database or application security at all levels of expertise. This is the first comprehensive book on Oracle Security concepts, methods, and software. The authors are very experienced in Oracle in general (M. Theriault has more than14 years and W. Heney - more than 18 years of Oracle experience) and in implementing different Oracle security systems in particular. The book is written clearly and is well organized so that simple ideas are followed by more complex concepts. From my perspective, especially useful are such topics as the analysis of the Oracle Data Dictionary from the security point of view, their approach to Security Policy, Security Plan, and Audit Plan, as well as their methods and software for maintaining user accounts. Another important part of the book is the discussion of goals and core principles of building system security. The authors give a profound review of Oracle tools and methods, which can make security systems and applications more powerful and efficient. The authors' web site includes basic scripts, which were described and used in the book. Ilya Pliner