Database Introduction
Centralized and Structured collection of data stored in a computer system
An electronic filing system
Easy access to information
Importance of Databases
Provide a convenient means of storing large amounts of data.
Quick access to information allowing for sorting, searching, viewing and manipulating.
Efficiency.
Enterprise Resource Planning
Enterprise Resource Planning - ERP is an application system that integrates a company’s
business processes and financial data in one platform.
Massive Database that encompasses the entire business operations.
Problems with ERP
There is a shortage of staff members trained in ERP security.
Implementers pay inadequate attention to ERP security during deployment.
ERP tools for security audit are inadequate.
The customization of ERP systems to firms inhibits the development of standardized security
solutions.
Database Security Breaches
Data loss can cost a company significant losses in revenue, integrity, and bring on unwanted
litigation.
As noted in a 2007 survey, 85 percent of businesses have experienced a data security breach.
The estimated breaches have cost US $182 per compromised record.
Data breaches remain the leading cause of financial losses.
A survey conducted in 2007 revealed that 40 percent of companies are not monitoring their
databases for suspicious activity.
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. www.privacyrights.org
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