Write a few paragraphs in response to the following question

Write a few paragraphs in response to the following questions. Be sure to apply some of the knowledge you have gained from the lesson.

What are some benefits and limitations of databases?

Why is security a concern regarding databases?

Solution

DataBase/DBMS(DataBase Management System) :A database management system (DBMS) is a collection of programs that manages the database structure and controls access to the data stored in the database.

Advantages/Benefits:

Disadvantages/ Limitations :

Database Security Concerns:

Database security concerns the use of a broad range of information security controls to protect databases (potentially including the data, the database applications or stored functions, the database systems, the database servers and the associated network links) against compromises of their confidentiality, integrity and availability. It involves various types or categories of controls, such as technical, procedural/administrative and physical. Database security is a specialist topic within the broader realms of computer security, information security and risk management.

Security risks to database systems include, for example:

Ross J. Anderson has often said that by their nature large databases will never be free of abuse by breaches of security; if a large system is designed for ease of access it becomes insecure; if made watertight it becomes impossible to use. This is sometimes known as Anderson\'s Rule.

Many layers and types of information security control are appropriate to databases, including: