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Any company managing an online database is associated with certain risks that affect information security. Therefore, connecting the database to the parent company, ‘scompany’s database must ensure that the databases are secure to avoid data loss and attacks. As a security architect, I will provide a security program that assesses the company’s systems of any vulnerability and troubleshoots the detected issues.
For a practical database security assessment, I will ensure the encryption of the databases of the company. Encryption will ensure that an encrypted layer between the company’s server and the browsers. However, I will employ secure sockets for the segment. In this case, I will take the SSL as a bodyguard, protecting the data when moving from one point to another. For instance, upon purchase and payment by a customer, the SSL ensures that the transactions are safe from cybercriminals who target essential information like the credit card number, during transfer.
The SSL certificates are critical when determining the possible measures for the websites to secure the databases. The websites without SSL will be regarded as insecure. The visitors recognize the sites with an SSL certificate when a small lock appears just after the URL in the browser. Also, the URL for the secured sites starts with https instead of Http. Considerably, encrypting the data in transit requires the architecture to protect the data stored in the database. The encryption step is critical when collecting personal identifications such as names, addresses, and numbers for social security to protect the data from access by cybercriminals.
Most importantly, sanitizing the input fields helps to prevent attacks known as SQL injection. The cybercriminals attack the company websites and databases by entering the input fields by modified queries. The attacker succeeds by tricking the database into allowing unauthorized access to sensitive information on the company website. Sanitizing the input fields in this perspective prevents such vulnerabilities by letting the visitors submit only the necessary contents to the input fields. If the cybercriminal enters malicious codes in the areas, the server reads it in plain texts only, meaning the attacker may not access the data. Regular sanitization of the input fields prevents the attackers from accessing information hence improved data security. If the input fields can block the attackers from accessing the data, then it means that the databases are secured.
Additionally, I will recommend a scanner and firewall to assess the databases’ security levels within the Vestige Company. The automated scanners determine the company company’s system security by scanning the website files and databases, detecting and removing any vulnerability within the systems. The scanners also detect the outdated codes to close the possible security vulnerabilities. The web application firewall deflects the malware as well as malicious bots before over hitting the company’s sites. I will also configure a WAF and automated scanners for particular websites and databases.
Critically, performing updates and backups will be among my recommendation for the assessment of database security in the Vestige Company. the cybercriminals usually target the security weaknesses especially in the outdated CMS codes, for example the CMS files, plugins, and themes. Frequent checks and performance of updates enables the user to update the newly released versions of updates which fix particular security vulnerabilities. Incorporating updates easily improves the security for the databases. As security architecture, I will buck all the websites after updating the software to ensure that the company has the latest version of the stored website. However, I will that the current backup of the company’scompany’s website is stored offsite. Current versions’versions’ backups may leverage incvase the attackers attempt to exploit the company’scompany’s website data.