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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Can you create a simple programming language interpreter in PL/SQL and run it in the database - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #oracleacepo #sym_42 #extreme #plsql #interpreter #vm #assembler #compiler #scripting #language

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Can we run assembly language programs in the Oracle database? - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #oracleacepro #sym_42 #oracle #plsql #interpreter #compiler #asm #assembler #vm #virtualmachine #machinecode

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I have just written a blog exploring local LLMs and how they might be of use in Oracle Security - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #oracleacepro #sym_42 #oracle #database #security #llm #ai #anythingllm #unsloth #rag #duckduckgo #qwen

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I was asked if our scanning tools can work on old databases like 9iR2 and we created a command line version of PFCLScan to do just that - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #oracleacepro #sym_42 #oracle #database #security #9ir2 #scanning #pfclscan

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I was asked if Oracle synonyms can point to other synonyms; ad infinitum. I decided to test it - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #oracleacepro #sym_42 #oracle #database #security #synonyms

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I will be speaking at the UKOUG conference in Hammersmith In London on the 23rd and 25th November 2026. Hope to see you all there - #UKOUGDiscover2026 #UKOUG #OracleCommunity #Oracle #oracleace #oracleacepro #sym_42

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A short investigation of why you cannot create the same context from two different schemas - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #oracleacepro #sym_42 #oracle #database #security #context

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Qwen3.8:27b is available now in Ollama so I decided to test it by generating a PL/SQL package to encrypt and decrypt data in Oracle database. Is it better than qwen2.5-coder & qwen3-coder? - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #oracleacepro #sym_42 #ai #llm #qwen38 #macbook #m5 #max

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I have just posted a blog about how to find what rules expressions are tied to command rules in Database Vault in Oracle - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #oracleacepro #sym_42 #oracle #database #vault #dv #command #rule

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I have just put out a new blog discussing improving my use of a local LLM to find a list of weak passwords - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #oracleacepro #sym_42 #ai #oracle #database #security #llm #rag

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

As part of a forensic analysis of a breached Oracle database we can make use of date/timestamp data to help create a timeline of events - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #sym_42 #oracle #database #security #forensics #timeline

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I just received the goodies from the Oracle Ace Program for my Oracle ACE Pro membership / recognition. Thanks to Oracle and the program - #oracleace #oracleacepro #sym_42 #oracle #database #security

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Following on from my comparison of Oracle security with AI, I have taken that further to think about protecting data used in AI and auditing that data and changes to the AI itself - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #sym_42 #ai #llm #sovereign #aisecurity

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I have just released a new blog post looking at data security in AI and is it similar to Oracle security - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #sym_42 #ai #llm #oracle #database #security

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I did a test with 6 local LLMs to see if i could get a list of the top 100 weakest passwords for use in an Oracle Apex Password cracker - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #sym_42 #oracle #security #ai #sovereignty #llm #local #dataprotection

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

What are clusters in the Oracle database and how can we find out the details of clusters in the meta data - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... -#oracleace #sym_42 #oracle #forensics #database #security #internals #clusters

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I did an experiment with 3 different Large Language Models asking them to generate some PL/SQL encryption code - results here - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #sym_42 #ai #llm #qwen3-coder #plsql #oracle #security #generate #code

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I have been playing with a local LLMs on a mac. Here are some thoughts on AI and using with Oracle Security - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #sym_42 #ai #llm #localllm #oracle #security

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

50 years ago today; my friend Paul and I stopped an express train from crashing as we saw that an axle end had snapped off one carriage. We got the train stopped before it was going full speed so no one was hurt. It was major news and we got a medal! - #train #crash #averted

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

If want to forensically analyse an Oracle database and some records have no date/timestamp column; what can we do? - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #sym_42 #oracle #forensics #database #security #scn #hacking #databreach

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I have just received notice that I have been made an Oracle ACE Pro again for the period 1st June 2026 to 31st May 2027 - #oracleace #sym_42 #oracle #security

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I have been investigating how views such as DBA_DV_FACTOR can be accessed when DV is enabled or not - petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #sym_42 #oracle #databasevault #vault #dv #dv_secanalyst

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I have written a blog post investigating what I can do if I lost the DV_OWNER password in Database Vault - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #sym_42 #oracle #security #hacking #database #vault #password #lost #cracking

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

World Password day was a few days ago; what does it mean for Oracle databases and a simple quiz - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #sym_42 #oracle #security #world #password #day #cracking # hacking

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

I have just put the slides from my ukoug 2025 talk around securing data in Oracle on my website - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #sym_42 #oracle #security #lockdown #protection #data #hacking #data #databreach #readonly

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

I have just released the slides from my UKOUG talk last December on fuzzing PL/SQL - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #sym_42 #oracle #security #plsql #code #vulnerabilities #vulerability #hacking #fuzzing #blindtesting

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

PeteFinnigan.com Limited has been helping people secure data in Oracle databases for 23 years. New blog to discuss Oracle security - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #sym_42 #oracle #security #lockdown #databreach

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

I security scanned 19c and 26ai Oracle Autonomous Databases and compared the results as well as going back and comparing to 11g to 23c/ai on premise databases - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #sym_42 #ukoug #oracle #database #security #securityscan #vulnerabilities

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

New PFCLScan version 2025 has just been released - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #sym_42 #oracle #security #tools #audit #plsql #forensics #obfuscate

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Can we detect if someone is guessing passwords in an Oracle database? New blog - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #sym_42 #oracle #password #cracking #hacking #users #connection #failed #logins

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Happy New Year 2026 to all of our customers, website visitors and social media connections/followers and likers. New blog on Oracle Security training, MySQL and more - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #sym_42 #oracle #security #training #mysql

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Just got back from 2 great days at the UKOUG 2025 conference in Birmingham. Great to chat to so many people and thanks to all who attended my two talks. #oracleace #sym_42 #ukoug #ukougdiscover25

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Do not put security checks in the begin/end block of a package if you want the security to work - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #sym_42 #oracle #database #security #checks #plsql #package

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

If you’re responsible for managing, designing or auditing Oracle databases, then the upcoming three-day course by Pete Finnigan is one you won’t want to miss - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #OracleSecurity #DatabaseSecurity #OracleDBA #CyberSecurityTraining #OracleTraining

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Are you worried that someone could steal the data from your Oracle database? Do you feel overwhelmed and need guidance to secure your database. I will be teaching 3 days in depth training in York, UK on the 3rd, 4th and 5th December 2025. lnkd.in/eniNGiQP Book your place now -

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

I will be teaching a 3 day Oracle Security class in York, UK from 3rd to 5th December 2025. Full details of the class are here - www.petefinnigan.com/training/ora... - Rare opportunity to be taught in person. To book early as places limited #oracle #security #training #oracleace

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

I have just posted a new blog discussing AI and AI for Oracle Security - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #sym_42 #ukoug #ai #UKOUGDiscover25 #OracleCommunity #JoelKallmanDay #oracle #database #AI

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Brand new blog post discussing how we may block DISABLE TRIGGER to help with designing security solutions within the database - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #sym_42 #oracle #database #security #grants #ddl #trigger #protect #hacking #databreach #UKOUGDiscover2025

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

I have been accepted to speak twice at the UKOUG conference in December - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #sym_42 #UKOUGDiscover25 #UKOUG #conference #community #oracle #database #security #fuzzing #design #plsql

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

My Oracle Security blog is 21 next week. I have created a summary post detailing some of the blog journey - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #sym_42 #oracle #database #security #tools #software #training #products #blogging #birthday

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Is it possible in Oracle to stop your own procedure/package from being executed by someone with EXECUTE ANY PROCEDURE? - petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #sym_42 #oracle #security #audit #trail #audittrail #databreach #hacking #grants #protect #readonly #table

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Testing our secured schema and table to allow READONLY and delete and insert only via an API - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #sym_42 #oracle #security #audit #trail #audittrail #databreach #hacking #grants #protect #readonly #table

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Lets implement an account you cannot log into and a table that you can read but not delete/insert except by an API and no updates! - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #sym_42 #oracle #security #audit #trail #audittrail #grants #protect #readonly #table

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

New blog discussing how we may replicate the security of the AUDSYS.AUD$UNIFIED table without access to Oracle secret sauce - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #sym_42 #oracle #security #audit #unified #protect #audittrail #databreach #readonly #grants #protection

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

What is a schema in Oracle and what does the CREATE SCHEMA command do? - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #sym_42 #oracle #database #security #create #schema

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Exploring how Oracle may or may not secure AUDSYS and AUD$UNIFIED - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #sym_42 #oracle #security #audit #unified #protect #audittrail #databreach

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Twisted foot sideways and heard loud snap so knew it was broken. Rang 111, A&E and Urgent Care, x-ray &had the boot fitted quickly. 4-6 weeks for it to heal BUT all Oracle Security work, training and products are available #oracleace #sym_42 #oracle #security #training #software

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

A new PL/SQL unwrapper for 9i and lower - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #sym_42 #oracle #plsql #unwrap #reverse #engineering #security

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Pete Finnigan @petefinnigan.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

New blog about attacking and protecting the Oracle database from file system issues - www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi... - #oracleace #sym_42 #oracle #database #security #dos #hacking #file #directory #java

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