To secure an Oracle database, you must modify your mindset to think about securing the data and not about securing the software. To secure the software is literally impossible, because the software is almost infinitely configurable and the software does not know anything about your system (apart from what you www.it-ebooks.info CHAPTER 15 ■ SECURING DATA 532 tell it), your applicatio…
Traditional tidal power plants (TPP-tidal barrages) result in a complete separation of a sea from a gulf in order to create one or several power producing reservoirs [1]. Such systems have a number of fundamental flaws, which hamper the development of this energy industry.
Taxes have a pervasive impact on our lives. They affect every individual in the United States from birth to death, and even beyond death (through taxation of an individual’s estate). Taxes likewise affect every business from formation of the business entity to its operations, distribution of profits to owners, and ultimate disposition or liquidation. Despite the wide-ranging impact of taxes,…
Application security is on the forefront of everyone’s minds these days. It’s almost impossible to go more than a couple of days without reading about another website organization that was hacked or had a data breach. Unfortunately, it seems as if the problem is getting worse with time, not better. This can be attributed directly to the fact that there are simply more people using computers…
The preface of a 1992 publication from the Forum on Debt and Development (Fondad), Fragile Finance: Rethinking the International Monetary System, included the following statement: “In the face of dangerous instability of global financial flows it is high time for policymakers to seriously rethink the role they should play in a market-based international monetary and financial system. Nat…
Ethernet switches, also known as bridges, are basic building blocks of networks, and are so commonly used that you may not give them a second thought. It’s possible to build networks without knowing very much about how switches work. However, when you build larger network systems, it helps to understand both what goes on inside a switch and how the standards make it possible for switches to w…
This book covers the fundamental and essential tasks of Unix system administra- tion. Although it includes information designed for people new to system administra- tion, its contents extend well beyond the basics. The primary goal of this book is to make system administration on Unix systems straightforward; it does so by provid- ing you with exactly the information you need. As I see it, this…
The demand for mobile apps by business enterprises has never been greater. While meeting this demand is becoming increasingly business critical, the complexities of development are amplified by the explosion in devices and platforms. Mobile JavaScript frameworks have been available since the start of the smartphone revolution and is the perfect platform to meet these challenges. Recognizing the…
The demand for mobile apps by business enterprises has never been greater. While meeting this demand is becoming increasingly business critical, the complexities of development are amplified by the explosion in devices and platforms. Mobile JavaScript frameworks have been available since the start of the smartphone revolution and is the perfect platform to meet these challenges. Recognizing the…
With the release of iOS 7, Apple has also provided developers with a completely updated version of Xcode, that is, its Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Xcode 5 is a major step forward, complete with more tools and features available than ever before. Understanding the powerful features of your IDE is the key to high productivity and overall ease of development. In this chapter, we will…