We recently came across a ‘tech center report’ published by InformationWeek Analytics (posted on the DarkReading.com) titled ‘DB2 Gets Safer’. The report makes the point that the traditional ‘moat’ based security model used for IBM DB2 databases
is undergoing a transformation – the moat is gone as well as the related perimeter security concept. DB2 on z/OS and iSeries was widely deployed within a secure network topology behind firewalls. Now with deployments in virtual server and cloud environments (e.g. “Blue Cloud” deployments on Amazon’s EC2 platform, the z/VM hypervisor and WebSphere Web App Server on z/OS) DB2 is becoming more vulnerable.
IBM is now making major efforts to improve DB2 database security – note the recent IBM acquisitions of BigFix and Guardium. New security features in DB2 include automation of compliance tasks, capability of non-database administrators to audit database activity and the ability to block Web-based attacks.
References:
http://analytics.informationweek.com
http://www.darkreading.com
http://www.securosis
http://www.ibm.com
http://www.bigfix.com
http://www.guardium.com
http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/
Saturday, April 16, 2011
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