http://www.darkreading.com/database-security/167901020/security/application-security/229502495/survey-database-administrators-it-security-still-not-on-the-same-page.html By Ericka Chickowski Contributing Writer Dark Reading May 18, 2011 Database administrators still don't get security, according to a study published Wednesday. Many DBAs and general IT decision-makers admit they know little about critical database security issues such as change control, patch management, and auditing, the survey says. Conducted by Unisphere Research on behalf of Application Security Inc., the survey questioned 214 Sybase administrators belonging to the International Sybase User Group (ISUG) about their database security practices. The prevalent theme running throughout the survey was that most organizations lacked controls to keep database information protected across the enterprise. "A majority of respondents admit that there are multiple copies of their production data, but many do not have direct control over the security of this information," the survey report stated. "Only one out of five take proactive measures to mask or shield this data from prying eyes." [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/Received on Wed May 18 2011 - 23:44:50 PDT
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