Lesson Learned: Database Security, Essay Example

I will address these topics concerning Database Security: Standards in Securing a Database, including Database Security, Operating System Hardening, Network Security, Securing a Oracle Database, Security Policies, Baseline Controls, Securing a Microsoft SQL Server, and MS SQL Server Security. Moreover, I will provide a conclusion to wrap every bit of this essay together.

The automated monitoring, auditing, and protection involved with database security, whether corporate, private company, non-profit organization, privately operated business, what-have-you, have all been clearly concerned by these “Security Consultants” within this Database Security power point presentation. This first subsection, Database Security, clearly identifies Default Password and Accounts, Install Patches, and Run Vulnerabilities Scanners. Next, under the Hardening subsection, the keywords Operating System, Front-end, and Back-end are clearly explained. Moreover, and finally, security measures are defined within the following Network Security section.

Database Security is clearly defined under Securing a Database. Under the initial Database Security section of this power point presentation, Default Password and Accounts are identified. First off, Front-End Security is addressed. Next, Demilitarized Zone further protects the local area network (LAN); next, Access control and the challenges are concerned; the multiple operations: select (read), insert/update/delete (write), reference, create trigger, execute stored procedure, create tables are identified.

Coarsely grained Table-level access control alongside the monotony of cell-level access control are examined. Structured Query Language (SQL) has standardized access control policy definition language. Going further, Internet Router, Back-End Security, Operating system security, Access control, Inter network router, Permissions, Hardening of the database, and every other aspect of Securing a Database and Database Security are labeled. Finally, for this section anyway, Database Security identifies Vulnerabilities Scanners.

Furthermore, the Operating System Hardening sublet within Securing a Database regards Front-end operating system, Antivirus Software, Access Permissions (Database & Operating System), Firewall settings, Back-end operating system, Antivirus Software, Strict Access Permissions (Database & Operating System), and Firewall settings. Next, Network Security defines Demilitarized Zone, Sub-Network, Home for the front-end of database, Used as an outer network for external services, Internet network router, Access control, Packet filtering, along with the same labels according to Inter network router (Access control and Packet filtering), then “Permissions” close out this subsection — certainly for legal reasons.

Next, Database Security identifies Install Patches, Securing a Database, Securing an Oracle Database, Network Security, Demilitarized Zone Sub-Network Home for the front-end of database Used as a outer network for external services, Internet network router, Access control, Packet filtering, Inter network router, Access control, and Packet filtering.

Then Database Installation and Configuration, Removal of unnecessary services and ports, Disable/lock default passwords (especially administrative users), Grant only necessary privilege, Securing Data, Enable data dictionary protection, Restrict operating system access, Encrypt sensitive data and media sharing database files, Securing network communications, Use SSL/TLS gateway and PGP keys, Maintain regular security logs, listener activity, and then the key-term “Use multi-layer internal/external firewalls, anti-virus” (possibly the most important concern for many) closes this database concern.

Next, under the Hardening subsection, the keywords Operating System, Front-end, and Back-end are clearly explained. Moreover, and finally, security measures are defined within the following Network Security section. The most important concern, now, is that students should print these drawn-up three page reports concerning any lesson learned from this power point presentation; that reference would be of much greater importance than trying to memorize and retain all this knowledge. “Lesson Learned.”