Protect the data in IFS applications.
IFS Applications has limited support for antivirus scanning of incoming files. All files coming in via IFS Connect is scanned if an antivirus program is installed on the machine which runs IFS Middleware Server and the antivirus is setup for automated scanning. There is no support for antivirus scanning when files enters the system through other clients is used, nor when a file already has ended up in the database.
How to setup Message Archiving
To have a reliable backup strategy you need a set of procedures. They include procedures for classifying data, backing up data, storing backups, testing backups and restoring data. Archiving is not a backup solution.
There are basically two ways to backup the database either with the help of Oracle or by using the operations system to copy the database files. Oracle supplies RMAN, which is backup and recovery program. It lets you take backups of data files, control files, SPFILE and archivelog files. Those backups can be stored in one of two ways, either as image copies or as backup sets.
Creating a backup of IFS Middleware Server is done using scripts located inside the IFS Home. See link for more information.
Oracle have support for database encryption, so that if your hard drives are stolen the information inside the database is still secure. Oracle also have method for transforming product data into test data, this will let you test you database applications without the risk of production sensitive information leaking out and in to a less secure test system. IFS Applications has separation of duties protection so that only the right users are given access to the data.