--- title: Oracle’s new database security tool is free — for six months description: Oracle has launched Database Security Central, a free tool giving organizations a centralized view of security risk across their database environments,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/oracle-s-new-database-security-tool-is-free-for-six-months-51hjkys3w twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Oracle’s new database security tool is free — for six months | daily.dev og:description: Oracle has launched Database Security Central, a free tool giving organizations a centralized view of security risk across their database environments,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/oracle-s-new-database-security-tool-is-free-for-six-months-51hjkys3w og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/51HJKys3w.png og:image:alt: Oracle’s new database security tool is free — for six months og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Oracle’s new database security tool is free — for six months **[InfoWorld](https://daily.dev/sources/infoworld)** · 1 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Oracle has launched Database Security Central, a free tool giving organizations a centralized view of security risk across their database environments, including posture assessment, configuration drift detection, privileged-user and access risk identification, sensitive data monitoring, audit evidence collection, and centralized policy management. It will be free until the end of February 2027. The release comes as Oracle database products face active exploitation via SQL injection and as the company responds to the AI bug-hunting model Mythos by moving from quarterly to monthly patch releases, with its first monthly batch fixing 35 flaws including 11 rated critical. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is Oracle Database Security Central and how much does it cost? Oracle Database Security Central is a centralized security tool that gives organizations a unified view of risk across their database environments, including security posture assessment, configuration drift detection, privileged-user and access risk identification, sensitive data monitoring, audit evidence collection, and centralized security policy management. It is free of charge until the end of February 2027. _daily.dev helps database teams track new security tooling like this as they plan their defenses._ ### Why did Oracle switch from quarterly to monthly patch releases? Oracle switched to monthly patch releases in May to counter the threat posed by Mythos, a bug-hunting AI model capable of finding vulnerabilities faster than traditional methods. The first monthly patch batch under the new schedule fixed 35 flaws, including 11 rated critical, up from the previous quarterly cadence. _Teams tracking Oracle's patch cadence changes can follow security releases like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Your databases are being watched – just not by you](https://daily.dev/posts/your-databases-are-being-watched-just-not-by-you-15yjdryro) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Oracle’s first monthly patch release fixes 35 flaws, including 11 rated ‘critical’](https://daily.dev/posts/oracle-s-first-monthly-patch-release-fixes-35-flaws-including-11-rated-critical--ltlkkflsu) · CSO Online · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Best of 2025: Oracle Hack: From ‘Deny-Deny-Deny’ to ‘Oops-Oops-Oops’](https://daily.dev/posts/best-of-2025-oracle-hack-from-deny-deny-deny-to-oops-oops-oops--k7dqyrjbh) · Security Boulevard · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Inside an Oracle Database SQL Injection Attack](https://daily.dev/posts/inside-an-oracle-database-sql-injection-attack-jmtkujhqh) · Huntress Blog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#oracle](https://daily.dev/tags/oracle) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/oracle-s-new-database-security-tool-is-free-for-six-months-51hjkys3w) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Oracle’s new database security tool is free — for six months","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/oracle-s-new-database-security-tool-is-free-for-six-months-51hjkys3w","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/oracle-s-new-database-security-tool-is-free-for-six-months-51hjkys3w"},"datePublished":"2026-08-14T13:13:04.478Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T21:09:26.260Z","description":"Oracle has launched Database Security Central, a free tool giving organizations a centralized view of security risk across their database environments,...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/ed82f2b14e3eea75c53a763b6f90e3e6?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/ed82f2b14e3eea75c53a763b6f90e3e6?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"InfoWorld","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"InfoWorld","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/bf6d68a999064029b0bb09aa6268f1f3","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/infoworld"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/oracle-s-new-database-security-tool-is-free-for-six-months-51hjkys3w","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"security,oracle","timeRequired":"PT1M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"InfoWorld","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/infoworld"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Oracle’s new database security tool is free — for six months"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/oracle-s-new-database-security-tool-is-free-for-six-months-51hjkys3w#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What is Oracle Database Security Central and how much does it cost?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Oracle Database Security Central is a centralized security tool that gives organizations a unified view of risk across their database environments, including security posture assessment, configuration drift detection, privileged-user and access risk identification, sensitive data monitoring, audit evidence collection, and centralized security policy management. 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