According to Larry Ellison, it's been 15 years since anybody broke into an Oracle database. Oh, I'm quite serious. It would be laughable if it wasn't so sad.
Actually, to put the quote in context, he pointed out the contrast between Oracle and Microsoft - he claimed that while Oracle has had 15 years since it was broken and Microsoft was broken into 45 minutes ago. Not only is this data is obviously fabricated, but it's downright insulting to the security community. How can we be expected to believe that Oracle is immune to common database attacks or that hackers are stymied by Oracle's advanced technology. Give me a break.
Here's what gets me. Back in the day, the major gripe against Microsoft from the security community was that Microsoft did not take steps to acknowledge security problems in their software. Does that standard not apply equally to Oracle? Mark my words, between their "Unbreakable" campaign and this type of raw falsehood from Oracle, it's only a matter of time before Oracle becomes the new pariah of the security industry.
Posted by Ed at September 27, 2005 11:07 AM