Database Security: An Overview and Analysis of Current Trend

Information is the core and most vital asset these days. The subject which deals with Information 
is called Information Science. Information Science is responsible for different information related 
affairs  from  collection,  selection,  organization,  processing, management  and  dissemination  of 
information and contents. And for this information related purpose Information Technology plays 
a leading role. Information Technology has different components viz. Database Technology, Web 
Technology,  Networking  Technology,  Multimedia  Technology  and  traditional  Software 
Technology. All these technologies are responsible for creating and advancing society. Database 
Technology is concerned with the Database. It is worthy to note that, Database is concerned with 
the  repository of  related  data  in  a  container or base. The data,  in Database normally  stored  in 
different forms and Database Technology play a  lead role for dealing with  the affairs related  to 
database. The Database is very important in the recent past due to wider applications in different 
organizations  and  institutions; not only profit making but  also  non-profit making. Today most 
organizations and sectors which deal with sensitive and important data keep them into the database 
and  thus  its security becomes an  important concern. Large scale database and  its security  truly 
depend on different defensive methods. This paper talks about the basics of database including its 
meaning,  characteristics,  role  etc.  with  special  focus  on  different  security  challenges  in  the 
database. Moreover, this paper highlights the basics of security management, tools in this regard. 
Hence different areas of database security have mentioned in this paper in a simple sense.