Application Security, Inc.'s Esteban Martinez Fayo Credited with Discovery
NEW YORK, April 16, 2008 -
Application Security, Inc., the leading provider of database security solutions the leading provider of database security solutions for the enterprise, today announced its support for the April Oracle CPU (critical patch update). The latest CPU includes 15 security fixes for the Oracle Database, one of which is remotely exploitable without authentication. This underscores Application Security Inc.’s industry leadership as the only database security company to consistently deliver solutions updated with quarterly Oracle CPU’s, providing complete protection through updates to its database security suite, DbProtect™.
Additionally, researcher Esteban Martinez Fayo, a member of Application Security, Inc.’s Team SHATTER (Security Heuristics of Application Testing Technology for Enterprise Research), the industry’s most recognized database vulnerability research team, has been credited by Oracle for vulnerability discovery in the latest CPU.
“Effectively securing the database requires a detailed knowledge of how they are vulnerable to attack, as well as how they function,” said Toby Weiss, president and CEO, Application Security, Inc. “We continually update our DbProtect suite for our customers with the most comprehensive protection for their database applications. Our SHATTER Team is regularly credited for the discovery of database vulnerabilities across many platforms. We’re flattered to have Oracle once again recognize Esteban for his diligent research, and we’re proud of this constructive relationship and the value it provides customers.”
More information on the latest Oracle CPU is available at: http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/critical-patch-updates/cpuapr2008.html
Application Security, Inc. will update its flagship DbProtect™ database security suite, as the company does each quarter, with the appropriate scanning checks and monitoring filters through its monthly ASAP Update™ (Application Security Automatic Protection) process. Updates to DbProtect will include monitoring filters for these vulnerabilities, allowing customers to protect themselves during the deployment of the new patch across their database infrastructure. Monitoring filters will be available in just a few weeks, and DbProtect scanning checks will be available shortly thereafter.
Last quarter, and for the first time, Oracle credited an external researcher, Application Security Inc.’s Esteban Martinez Fayo, not only for discovering a vulnerability, but for collaborating with Oracle to ensure that customers receive a working fix of the “highest quality.”
Built on the industry’s most extensive knowledge-base of database-specific vulnerabilities, DbProtect is acknowledged as the industry’s most complete database security solution - combining database discovery, scanning, vulnerability assessment, real-time activity monitoring and auditing. The comprehensive, integrated solution allows organizations to secure their most sensitive data from internal and external threats, while also ensuring that those organizations meet or exceed regulatory compliance and audit requirements.
More information on Application Security, Inc.’s ASAP Updates can be found at: http://www.appsecinc.com/asap/updates/.
About Application Security, Inc.
Application Security, Inc. (www.appsecinc.com) is the leading global provider of database security solutions for the enterprise. Application Security, Inc.’s products – the industry’s only complete database security solution – proactively secure databases in the most demanding environments around the world. Application Security, Inc. delivers up-to-date database protection that minimizes risk and allows organizations to confidently connect with customers, partners, and suppliers. The company was named to Inc. Magazine’s 2007 list of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies (Inc. 500).
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Contact:
Tom Bain
Application Security, Inc.
tbain@appsecinc.com
781-687-1063 (office)
617-256-3139 (mobile)
James Harder
Racepoint Group
jharder@racepointgroup.com
781-487-4624
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