Database Security and Data Protection Overview

Learn how to protect your database and its data with advanced database security

In the digital era, data is one of the most valuable assets of an organization – and the primary target of cybertheft attacks. If left unprotected, it will be stolen and exposed, resulting in the next major data breach. This tech brief provides an overview of modern database attacks, and the security features available in MariaDB to stop them – everything from encryption and data masking to denial of service protection.

This tech brief covers:

  • Modern database threats and attacks 
  • Encrypted communication and storage 
  • Database firewalls and data masking 
  • Denial-of-service protection 
  • RBAC, PAM (LDAP/Kerberos) and user/group mapping 
  • Auditing and database event monitoring
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