8.1 Issues in Database Security
Database security involves protecting the database from unauthorized access, modification, or destruction. Because the database represents an essential corporate resource, database security is an important component of any organization’s overall information systems security plan. In addition to the need to preserve and protect data for the smooth functioning of the organization, database designers have a responsibility to protect the privacy of individuals about whom data is kept. Privacy is the right of individuals to have some control over information about themselves. Many countries have laws designed to protect privacy, and every organization that collects and stores information about individuals is legally ...
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