DATABASE SECURITY- ATTACKS AND CONTROL METHODS

Abstract: Ensuring the security of databases is a complex issue for companies. The more complex the databases are the more complex the security measures that are to be applied are. Network and Internet connections to databases may complicate things even further. Also, each and every additional internal user that would be added to user base can create further serious security problems. This pupose of this paper is to highlight and identify the main methods and facets of attack on a database, as well as ways to deflect attacks, through focusing on the delicate issue of data inference. Key words: attack; control; impact; inference; security Like all tangible assets that have to be protected by a company, valuable information stored in its computer system database is probably the most precious of assets of the company that must be protected. Safety measures must be an integral part of any database, right from the start, at the inception and design phase. Modern approaches employed to assure the security of databases address security and protection defenses at all levels: physical, network, host, applications and data