Oracle to help boost Linux security
Source: rediff.com
Oracle Corporation, the world's second largest software company, is betting on the alternate computer-operating platform, Linux, by making efforts to strengthen the security aspects of the software platform. It is generally perceived that Linux lacks strong security features.
"We are contributing strongly to the open source community. Oracle will provide various evaluation material to the open source community to establish it as a strategic evaluated platform," Mary Ann Davidson, chief security officer, Oracle Corporation, said.
She said this is part of the company's efforts to build security as the most important aspect of its products. "Security must become a part of corporate genetic material as implemented by plans, policies and processes. Oracle has been strong in this and has been taking steps by itself and participating in various industry forums," said Davidson, who is the first chief security officer to report directly to Larry Ellison, the founder and chief executive of the company.
