Tag: Oracle

Roles make it easier to grant and revoke privileges for users of a relational database. Rather than managing privileges for each user individually, you manage privileges for each role and all changes apply to all users who are assigned that role. Organizations often create multiple roles to suit...

The Oracle Java license change has become a hot topic amongst information technology professionals. As of January 2019, administrators who install Java 8 U 202 and later are only able to get security updates when they purchase support for each desktop. Furthermore, Java 11 and above is only...

Oracle has several features to allow you to improve the security of your database. One such feature is the ability to grant privileges to users. In this article, I’ll discuss what privileges are and list some best practices for their use. It will help you to gain more visibility into what's...