Database security in a client/server environment

Important database security issues arise from the increasing number of users having various levels of access to both central and distributed databases. This article addresses some of the security issues and security measures necessary for database access controls to be effective in a client/server environment. This paper also examines the problems associated with enforcing stated DBMS access controls, and how the data administration team can work with top management to ensure that the current database security strategy is consistent with the goals of the organization. Although early security techniques utilized an approach of simply limiting access to corporate data, today's demands for data availability have created a new subset of related security issues.