الدليل الشامل لحماية قواعد بيانات أوراكل في عصر الحروب السيبرانية

نحن نعيش اليوم واقعاً رقمياً لم يسبق له مثيل. لقد ولى الزمن الذي كانت فيه حماية قواعد بيانات أوراكل تقتصر على إعدادات جدار الحماية ، وتطبيق التحديثات الربع سنوية بشكل روتيني، والامتثال الشكلي للمعايير. في ظل التحولات الجيوسياسية المتسارعة التي تشهدها منطقة الشرق الأوسط والعالم، لم تعد الهجمات السيبرانية مجرد احتمالات تقنية أو محاولات فردية … Continue reading الدليل الشامل لحماية قواعد بيانات أوراكل في عصر الحروب السيبرانية

Patching Oracle Linux against CVE-2023-48795 Vulnerability on Air-Gapped Servers

We’ve all been there. That email from the security team lands in your inbox, or a routine scan flags a new, critical vulnerability. This time, it’s CVE-2023-48795, also known as the "SSH Terrapin Prefix Truncation Weakness." It sounds intimidating, and the thought of a man-in-the-middle attack. For many, the fix is straightforward. But what if … Continue reading Patching Oracle Linux against CVE-2023-48795 Vulnerability on Air-Gapped Servers

How to change the hostname for an OCI Compute Instance

Following are the steps that I followed to change the hostname of one OCI Compute Instance for one of my clients. Note that the operating system for this instance is Oracle Linux: 1. Use the hostnamectl utility to change the hostname hostnamectl set-hostname new_hostname 2. Update the /etc/hosts file with the new name [root@infodqmdm001 ~]# … Continue reading How to change the hostname for an OCI Compute Instance

OCI Compute Instance Hostname keeps changing after reboot

I created an OCI compute Linux Instance with hostname = hostname_1. After a while, and based on the client request, I changed the above virtual machine hostname to be hostname_2.Client used this machine for a while, and then reboot it for some reason, but surprisingly, he found that the compute Instance hostname changed back to … Continue reading OCI Compute Instance Hostname keeps changing after reboot

Oracle Database Security Assessment Sample Report

Highly Confidential Assessment Date & Time Date of Data CollectionDate of ReportReporter VersionSun Apr 25 2021 00:12:00Sun Apr 25 2021 00:22:012.2.1 (May 2020) - f3a1 Database Identity NameContainer (Type:ID)PlatformDatabase RoleLog ModeCreatedORCLCDBPDB1 (PDB:4)Linux x86 64-bitPRIMARYNOARCHIVELOGMon Jan 13 2020 20:12:00 Summary SectionPassEvaluateAdvisoryLowRiskMediumRiskHighRiskTotalFindingsBasic Information0000011User Accounts70222013Privileges and Roles156100022Authorization Control0020002Fine-Grained Access Control0050005Auditing08500013Encryption0110002Database Configuration92010113Network Configuration0110103Operating System2200105Total33201734279 Basic Information Database Version Oracle … Continue reading Oracle Database Security Assessment Sample Report