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New Community version: GreenSQL FW: 1.3.0 released

Октябрь 20th, 2010

New Community version of GreenSQL Database Firewall, version 1.3 is now available.
GreenSQL 1.3 includes new features, many bug fixes and enhancements.

In this version, GreenSQL improvers the native support for PostgreSQL (http://www.postgresql.org) databases, improvers the native support for MySQL (http://www.mysql.com) databases and provides many Protocol and Network Optimizations. The Web Based GUI usability has been improved and many bugs been fixed.

GreenSQL community version 1.3.0 improvements and enhancements include:

1. Proxies dashboard: correctly displaying the proxy current status
2. Proxies automatic reloading fixes
3. Alerts include User IP Address
4. MySQL and PostgreSQL protocol fixes
5. Network optimizations
6. Alerts – redesign and graphics
7. Whitelist – redesign and graphics
8. It’s now possible to remove an alert
9. It’s now possible to move a whitelist back to alert
10. The footer was fixed

GreenSQL recently released its first commercial versions, GreenSQL Pro and GreenSQL Light, GreenSQL solutions are designed for small to large organizations assists to increase database security, performance and compliance.

With many new and exciting features, including but not limited to:

- Microsoft SQL Server (2000/2005/2008) support
- Full support for MySQL 4.x/5.x and PostgreSQL 7.x/8.x
- Database Caching (for all databases)
- Database SSL support (for all databases)
- Superior SQL Injection detection and prevention mechanism
- Brand new interface with full scale policy approach
- Database activity monitoring and Full Auditing (includes the before and after view of every change)
- Unparalleled performance and reliability
- Auto update service for the latest attack definitions updates
- Advanced Reporting, Logging and alerting
- Available for Windows and Linux installations (32 and 64 bit)

GreenSQL Pro is available for 30 days free evaluation at: https://portal.greensql.com/download

#1 Database security software

We are proud to announce that over 95,000 copies of GreenSQL have been downloaded internationally since its first release only 48 months ago – more downloads than any other database security vendor.

Thank you for your confidence in our software. Clearly, you have approved of our efforts and have been spreading the word about the GreenSQL database firewall.

GreenSQL official web site:
http://www.greensql.com

GreenSQL Community web site:
http://www.greensql.net

You can get the latest GreenSQL version from the following url:
https://portal.greensql.com/download

An application installation howto is available at:
http://www.greensql.net/howto

For any questions, ideas, and feedback, please join our support forum at:
http://www.greensql.net/forum

GreenSQL twitter:
http://twitter.com/greensql

 

Thanks,
The GreenSQL Team
http://www.greensql.com



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Announcing the release of GreenSQL Pro and GreenSQL Light

Сентябрь 19th, 2010

We are proud to announce the release of GreenSQL Pro and GreenSQL Light, our first commercial Unified Database Security solutions, designed to provide all organizations – from small and medium businesses all the way to large enterprises – robust database security at an affordable price.

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“Commercial Unified Database Security solutions” is a mouthful. Let’s look at what that means.

For us, commercial has several meanings. First, we have designed GreenSQL Pro for commercial organizations; second, we charge a modest fee for it; and third, unlike our open source code, we take full responsibility for it.

How about unified? To be unified, something must first have parts. GreenSQL Pro and GreenSQL Light include many aspects of database security within them, all contributing to their primary mission: securing databases. We’ll be discussing some of those aspects below.

And of course, there’s database. GreenSQL Pro and GreenSQL Light protect MySQL, PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server. As time goes on, we will undoubtedly expand the number of databases that they guard.

Unfortunately, the definition of security solution is a moving target. As long as there are black hats in the world, achieving security will require us to stay alert and responsive to new threats. We at GreenSQL stand guard on the front lines so that you, our users, can go about your businesses in a less stressful and more productive environment.

GreenSQL Light and GreenSQL Pro are security solutions that are simple to implement, effective in protecting your business information assets and will not break your budget.

Press Release on GreenSQL’s New Commercial Products

See what the rest of the world is reading about GreenSQL PRO and GreenSQL Light. http://www.greensql.com/press

The Cost of Database Breaches

Our groundbreaking news is even more significant in the context of the following numbers.

Studies by Verizon and the Ponemon Institute show that in 2008, 285 million records were breached at an average $202 per record cost. But according to a more recent Symantec study, when the records contained personally identifiable information, the cost soared to an astounding $11,000 per record!

With the cost of database breaches reaching such astronomical heights, securing databases has become essential for ensuring business survival.

GreenSQL Pro and Light Protect Microsoft SQL Server

Today, we are proud to announce that GreenSQL Pro and GreenSQL Light are able to secure Microsoft SQL Server databases from both accidental and malicious intrusions. This is a major milestone in our mission to protect the world’s databases from SQL injection attacks.

Microsoft SQL Server’s current market share stands at more than 20%.
It has made major inroads into small companies and into departments of larger ones. GreenSQL Pro and GreenSQL Light provide cost-effective solutions to legislative compliance and security needs.

Some GreenSQL Pro Features and Benefits

GreenSQL Pro has many excellent features – too many, in fact, to detail completely here. However, we would like to draw your attention to the following four.

Virtual patching. Virtual patching is a simple but powerful feature that immediately protects organization database servers against database application exploits even before patches are installed.

Because patch installation sometimes involves taking a database or server down for a period of time, organizations may choose to risk breach rather than incur downtime,  collecting patches and installing them as a group on a monthly, quarterly, or even annual basis.

Virtual patching enables organizations to eliminate the risk in this timing decision! As soon as we get the patch from the responsible party, we update the GreenSQL Pro database firewall with the signature of the specific exploit and we block it. Our clients’ copies of GreenSQL Pro are updated automatically without affecting their operations and their databases are immediately protected.

Caching. By recognizing query recurrence within various timeframes, GreenSQL’s proprietary, patented caching algorithm improves database performance in all configurations. In those that use many resources, such as audit functionality or reporting, it reduces latency; in others, it can actually improve database performance.

Auditing. GreenSQL Pro’s audit function has a finer granularity than even the leading enterprise level security leaders. It can differentiate between the last action and the update action.

Policy-based firewall. GreenSQL Pro is a policy-based firewall at a very deep level. For each of the three modes – learning mode, risk-based IDS/IPS mode, and firewall mode – a protection profile can be created by type of database, for a specific database (or many), and/or by table (or many). In addition, these policies can be enforced for any groups defined on a server.

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We are offering this comprehensive package of features for GreenSQL Light at an extremely affordable $147 per server per month for those making an annual commitment. A perpetual license for GreenSQL Pro can be purchased for only $3,997 per server.

And please note that a single instance of GreenSQL Pro installed as an appliance can secure multiple databases simultaneously. As you can see, we have made GreenSQL Pro not only effective, but very affordable.

A Thank You to Our Early Open Source Adopters

GreenSQL Pro was built on the foundation of our open source GreenSQL product. Our new product exists in great measure because you and tens of thousands of others adopted GreenSQL software for protecting your own databases and stuck with us through our growing pains. We would like you to reap the rewards of your belief in us.

As a special thank you for your thoughtful contributions, suggestions and ideas, we are offering you, our open source users, the opportunity to move to GreenSQL Pro & get a FREE 3 month extension to your GreenSQL Pro license.  - For your special benefit, contact us here.
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For more information on GreenSQL Products and their features, benefits, and cost, please visit our new site www.greensql.com
We welcome your comments and any suggestions for new features or improvements.

GreenSQL twitter: twitter.com/greensql
Thanks,
The GreenSQL Team



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Videos of Pythian Sessions from the 2010 O’Reilly MySQL Conference and Expo

Апрель 21st, 2010

Here’s a sneak peek at a video matrix — this is all the videos that include Pythian Group employees at the MySQL conference. I hope to have all the rest of the videos processed and uploaded within 24 hours, with a matrix similar to the one below (but of course with many more sessions).

TitlePresenterSlidesVideo link
(hr:min:sec)
Details (Conf. site link)
Main Stage
Keynote: Under New Management: Next Steps for the CommunitySheeri K. Cabral (Pythian)N/A18:16
session 14808
Ignite talk: MySQLtuner 2.0Sheeri K. Cabral (Pythian)PDF5:31N/A
Interview
Thoughts on Drizzle and MySQLSheeri K. Cabral (Pythian)N/A9:22N/A
Tutorials
MySQL Configuration Options and Files: Basic MySQL Variables (Part 1)Sheeri K. Cabral (Pythian)
PDF
1:25:04, pre-break

1:35:47, post-break
session 12408
MySQL Configuration Options and Files: Intermediate MySQL Variables (Part 2)Sheeri K. Cabral (Pythian)
PDF
1:25:04, pre-break

1:24:28, post-break
session 12435
Sessions
Better Database Debugging for Shorter DowntimesRob Hamel (Pythian)PDF33:13
session 13021
Find Query Problems Proactively With Query ReviewsSheeri K. Cabral (Pythian)PDF45:59session 13267
Time Zones and MySQLSheeri K. Cabral (Pythian)PDF45:54
session 12412
Security Around MySQLDanil Zburivsky (The Pythian Group)ODP37:27session 13458
Continual Replication SyncDanil Zburivsky (The Pythian Group)ODP45:57session 13428


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