Mastering MySQL Administration: High Availability, Security, Performance, and Efficiency

© Y V Ravi Kumar, Arun Kumar Samayam, Naresh Kumar Miryala 2024

Y. V. Ravi Kumar et al.Mastering MySQL Administrationhttps://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-0252-2_10

10. MySQL Security

Y V Ravi Kumar¹  , Arun Kumar Samayam² and Naresh Kumar Miryala³

(1)

Irving, TX, USA

(2)

Dallas, TX, USA

(3)

Tracy, CA, USA

 

Introduction

In this chapter, we will discuss MySQL database security best practices and how to protect your database once you install/set up the database.

Database security is critical and essential to protect any organization’s data. With increased cyber threats, it’s essential to secure data and databases, and it’s very critical to implement security measures to limit unauthorized data access, modification, and destruction.

Securing organizational databases ...