The following checklist provides guidelines to help you secure Oracle Communications Order and Service Management (OSM) and its components.

• Install only the components you need.

• Enforce strong password management.

• Restrict and control user privileges.

• Restrict network access by doing the following:

  • Use firewalls.

  • Never leave an unnecessary opening in a firewall.

  • Monitor who accesses your systems.

  • Encrypt network traffic.

  • Install the operating system in a secure location that is difficult for a hacker to access.

• Apply all security patches and workarounds.

• Encrypt sensitive information.

• Contact Oracle support if you discover a vulnerability in any Oracle product.