Oracle issues dozens of security patches every quarter, but that doesn't mean database administrators are necessarily implementing them.

Oracle released 41 security fixes for its flagship database and several other products Tuesday, including 15 patches for vulnerabilities that can be exploited remotely without a username or password.

In surprising results, a survey finds that two-thirds of Oracle DBAs appear not to be installing Oracle's security patches.

Since there are no vendor-recommended workarounds for the disclosed vulnerabilities, without the PatchPoint system, installing the Oracle patch update is the only available mitigation.

A lack of corporate mandates to quickly install Oracle Corp.’s security patches may be leaving many Oracle database installations exposed to vulnerabilities for extended periods of time ...