Oracle’s new database security tool is free — for six months
Brief
Oracle has released a security tool intended to provide organizations with a centralized view of security risk across their database environments.
Oracle Database Security Central will be available free of charge until the end of February 2027.
It arrives at a critical time for Oracle customers, with attackers targeting security flaws to exploit the company’s database products .
Oracle is also concerned about the threat posted by the launch of bug-hunting AI model Mythos . In May it responded by accelerating its patching schedule, switching to monthly releases rather than quarterly. The first monthly batch fixed 35 flaws .
Oracle said Security Central will enable security teams to assess security posture, detect configuration drift, as well as identifying privileged-user and access risks.