Having a security breach is one headline I personally don’t want to see next to my employer’s name. Each morning I wake up to some new fact or statistic detailing yet another security lapse. The good news is that there is plenty of ammo, all we need to do is convince companies to use it. In my blogs, rants, articles and presentations, I hope to share some ammo with you.
I will be presenting at IDUG, North America, www.idug.org in Tampa, Florida (May 10 – May 14) . My topic is “DB2 Security — Ammo from the Trenches”. That topic seems appropriately fitting for DB2 DBAs everywhere lately. From my view (in the trench), the snipers are well armed. If we want to battle, we will need plenty of ammo. In my session, I cover some ways DBAs can use the FREE features of DB2 to guard data and strengthen defenses to protect your enterprise from some highly unwanted publicity.
I’m sure many of you have looked into using DB2’s LBAC to protect sensitive and confidential information. Unfortunately, I know that some have felt that LBAC is too much work to undertake. In my session, I share ways to get a handle on Data Classification so that you can then implement LBAC appropriately. There are no magic bullets, but there are a few legitimate shortcuts that may help.
Auditing, another strong security freebie in DB2, has been made even more valuable with DB2 9.5 (and 9.7) and I cover some of my favorite setup tips and approaches. I also cover configuration threats and how you can determine what they are, and I discuss the old security standby, “anomaly detection” from the DBAs viewpoint.
Of course, I can’t cover all my “ammo” in one session, so I continue to write articles on Database Journal, post blogs here and answer your emails. When I’m not blogging on my new website (here), I will also post on DBI and a few other prominent DB2 sites, but that is classified and I can’t tell you about it…yet!
In the future, you will be seeing more and more blog posts on this site. Most will be related to technical tips about implementing security, but don’t be surprised to find other “nifty” things included from time to time. I hope to keep you informed and at least mildly entertained and that you will keep me updated when you discover new or improved security ammo.
