Explore: Databases Security

Database security concerns the use of a broad range of information security controls to protect databases against compromises of their confidentiality

Small databases can be stored on a file system, while large databases are hosted on computer clusters or cloud storage. The design of databases spans

A database administrator (DBA) manages computer databases. The role may include capacity planning, installation, configuration, database design, migration

described in the API section applies here too. Security for databases has long been specific to the database vendors: Oracle VPD, IBM FGAC, and Microsoft

computer clusters, NoSQL databases have recently become popular as an alternative to RDBMS databases. Distributed Relational Database Architecture (DRDA) was

statistical databases are often closer to the relational model than the multidimensional model commonly used in OLAP systems today. Statistical databases typically

of vulnerability management, security measurement, and compliance. NVD includes databases of security checklists, security related software flaws, misconfigurations

roles in Information Security including securing networks and allied infrastructure, securing applications and databases, security testing, information

vulnerability databases such as the ISS X-Force database, Symantec / SecurityFocus BID database, and the Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB) aggregate

and become administrators of the database server. Document-oriented NoSQL databases can also be affected by this security vulnerability.[citation needed]