Database Security
A security policy is one of the many categories of database security controls. In designing a security policy for a database that contains very sensitive information, various important issues should be addressed. One such issue pertains to security requirements from database support services. Support services like database mail service, High-Availability services, and data analytical services etc need to work concurrently with the data server. Therefore, the design of a security policy should be in such a way that these services obtain just the least amount of needed privileges to work and not leave gaps in the database security (Basta & Zgola, 2011). Another issue pertains to requirements with upstream data source and feeding systems. In designing the security policy, the database architect should collect and highlight database security requirements from sources of data and from the feeding systems of data.
Addressing security variations is also important. Different departments have different roles and duties, and as such, there is demand for security variations in security requirements to the database. For this reason, security variations should be captured in the security policy design so that they can be implemented across the company uniformly (Paredaens & Tenenbaum, 2014). Securing database from network, virus attacks is necessary as well. Therefore, the database security policy is designed in such a way that it focuses on securing the database from possible network or viruses attacks that could put sensitive information in databases at risk (Paredaens & Tenenbaum, 2014). Lastly, it is incredibly important to factor in regulatory requirements. Legislation may require that the database be secured in a certain way. It thus becomes necessary to make consultations with the organization’s counsel while designing the policy so as to comprehend the regulatory acts that impact the security policy and adhere to them.
References
Basta, A., & Zgola, M. (2011). Database security. Cengage Learning.
Paredaens, J., & Tenenbaum, L. (2014). Advances in database systems: Implementations and applications. Springer.
