Databases at Risk: Current State of Database Security (Enterprise Strategy Group)
In a recent Research Brief, ESG analyzed the current state of database security. Based upon a survey of 179 North American-based security professionals working at organizations with over 1,000 employees, ESG found that:
- Databases house a higher percentage of confidential data than any other type of data repository.
- Database security depends upon too many manual processes.
- Enterprise-class organizations aren’t diligent enough about database security.
This Research Brief categorizes databases as a “dangerous and growing security gap”, and offers steps to improve database security across the enterprise.