Authors: Julia-Korsunsky: dbta.com

Julia Korsunsky has over 15 years of experience working in technology for banking, finance, insurance, biomedical and other industries. An Oracle-certified professional, Korsunsky has developed and taught technical courses at Clark University and Boston Computer School. She is currently working on her Ph.D., majoring in database security.

Articles By Julia Korsunsky

Security Safeguards are Critical Requirement for Basic System Functionality

In today's world of global economy companies recognize a growing need for a single point of responsibility for all security aspects. More and more companies acknowledge a growing need for a single point of accountability for all security aspects by creating the position of information security officer (ISO). One of the main tasks of ISO is to protect companies' main asset - the data. An ISO has to recognize that for any intruder there are two ways of stealing the data - while in transmission or directly from the database. Traditionally, the main emphasis has been placed on network controls to prevent unauthorized access, and to a lesser extent, protecting data in transmission. However, database security is often overlooked.

Posted 15 Jul 2008 / July 2008 Issue