Databases

Potential for incorrect relationship identification in new forensic familial searching techniques

9 Feb 2012

New research suggests that unrelated individuals may be mistakenly identified as genetic family members due to inaccurate genetic assumptions. This is particularly relevant when considering familial searching: a new technique which extends forensic identification to family members of individuals with profiles in offender/arrestee DNA databases. In a study published this week in PLoS Genetics ...

Database encryption demystified: Four common misconceptions

9 Feb 2012

With new attacks being publicized daily, organizations that eschew data encryption as an integral part of their security strategy risk losing almost everything.

Hands on: HP's Enterprise Database Consolidation Appliance

9 Feb 2012

If you're like most enterprises, you have data everywhere. It's in line-of-business applications. It's in directories. It's in various departmental servers. It's in your e-commerce platform. To manage all this, most shops use databases of all sizes running on a variety of operating systems and database applications, often from different vendors and editions. Chances are, they're not consistent.