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Bug hunter David Litchfield says the Oracle community shouldn't be so smug when it comes to database security. He represents NGS Software, which has serviced Oracle in the past and Microsoft at present.
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Database software maker Oracle warned customers using the most recent version of its e-commerce program of a flaw that puts their systems at risk.
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