Experts agree that database information particularly customer lists and personal user data is currently the most marketable and attractive target for electronic thieves. But most databases aren't ready for the onslaught of attacks they are beginning to see, the experts warn.
In my opinion, database security is riddled with holes and it's the biggest problem we face in IT today," says David Litchfield, managing director of NGS Software, who has discovered numerous vulnerabilities in database software over the past year. (See Is Oracle Downplaying Security Vulnerabilities?)
Next week at the RSA conference in San Francisco, several vendors will be stepping up to do something about that problem. Application Security on Tuesday will unveil DbProtect, a suite of tools that includes vulnerability scanning, database activity monitoring, and data encryption.
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