VOUG Membership - We're just a few weeks away from our Fall conference on Oct
4-5 (Thurs/Fri) in Charlottesville, VA. For those of you who haven't already
registered, you'll definitely want to take advantage of our discount to members
that ends on this Friday, September 14th.

How To Get The Discount
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When you fill out the conference registration form at http://www.voug.org you'll
see a field marked "VIP Passcode". Type the word MEMBER in that field, and make
sure you choose "VIP Passcode" in the "Registration Rate" drop-down box. It's
that easy - but you have to do it before Friday the 14th.


Presentation Highlights
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As you know, Oracle security is a very hot topic, and one of the largest tracks
in this year's conference. Here's the first of two rounds of highlights for
security-related presentations:

The Data Protection Landscape: Integrating Data Auditing with a Layered Defense
Brad Foreman, Tizor Systems
There are many approaches to protecting data including data auditing, data
monitoring, encryption, data leakage prevention, endpoint monitoring, and
others. Do you know which combination of approaches is best for your company?
In this presentation we will discuss where the various data protection
technologies fit into an effective data security strategy and provide
information on how to build a layered data protection defense system for your
organization.

Better R11i Security in 3 Days - Keeping the Bad Guys Away
Randy Giefer, Solution Beacon
Terrorism, identity theft, 9/11. It's no longer a safe world, and corporate
data needs to be protected from not only the external bad guys, but also the
internal ones as well! Many companies believe this won't happen to them - until
it's too late. This presentation is the second in the series following the
popular "30 Minute Release 11i Security - Keeping the Bad Guys Away" and
provides real-world examples and best practices of how substantial security
benefits can be obtained in just a few days. Security tips and tricks specific
to the Oracle Applications will also be provided to enable administrators to
protect their data from "the bad guys."

An Enterprise Database Security Project—A Case Study
Ulf Mattsson, Protegrity
This session is a case study about an Enterprise Database Security project
including the strategy that focuses on Oracle Database security. It presents the
current state of database security tools and processes, the current needs of a
typical enterprise organization, and a plan for evolving the database security.
It includes the current state of database security tools for Oracle8, 9, and 10,
the current needs of a typical enterprise organization, and a plan for evolving
the database security.

Data Privacy...The Internal Threat
Eric Offenberg, Princeton Softech
Privacy breaches are making headlines, as organizations scramble to protect the
confidentiality of their critical customer and business data. While companies
are making great strides in protecting data privacy in production application
environments, the idea of implementing similar strategies in their testing
environments is often overlooked. Taking a proactive strategy to combat this
internal threat will remove this vulnerability within your enterprise. Join us
for a presentation on combating the internal threat to your application
databases and learn how to protect your organization.


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See you in Charlottesville!

Craig Warman
VOUG Listserv Moderator

VOUG 2007
Doubletree Charlottesville Hotel
Charlottesville, VA
October 4-5, 2007
http://www.voug.org/