tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304271840601513869.post428934369850077578..comments2023-06-05T05:04:22.862-07:00Comments on Tech Bytes: Direct Database Updates – A Cause of ConcernKannan Subbiahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201893470064493220noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304271840601513869.post-78620302715674915612012-07-31T09:07:23.736-07:002012-07-31T09:07:23.736-07:00Thank you Dinesh for visiting my blog and sharing ...Thank you Dinesh for visiting my blog and sharing your thoughts on this post. I enocourage you follow my blog by subscribing to it. You may also check out the daily digest that I publish every day.Kannan Subbiahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737187722305953525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304271840601513869.post-9208466010912125812012-07-31T09:03:58.814-07:002012-07-31T09:03:58.814-07:00Kannan,
You said it well and yes, the very presen...Kannan,<br /><br />You said it well and yes, the very presence of frequent Database updates to the production databases is a clear indicator that the application is not complete in meeting user expectations or it is not reliable enough to ensure database integrity. On top of it, you have called it out right that it is one of the biggest security weakness of the organization if these database update requests are not appropriately controlled and monitored. Thanks for writing this up.Dinesh Jainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304271840601513869.post-91509686463790614692012-07-12T18:36:11.732-07:002012-07-12T18:36:11.732-07:00Here is a related article. http://it.toolbox.com/b...Here is a related article. http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/adventuresinsecurity/challenges-of-user-direct-database-access-16070<br /><br />Though published back in 2007 the problem still exists and the solution still holds good.Kannan Subbiahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737187722305953525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304271840601513869.post-26205445157332987802012-07-11T02:12:37.623-07:002012-07-11T02:12:37.623-07:00Thanks for acknowledging the concern around this a...Thanks for acknowledging the concern around this area.Kannan Subbiahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737187722305953525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304271840601513869.post-6983768655330268662012-07-08T03:57:42.879-07:002012-07-08T03:57:42.879-07:00Very true in case of most organizations. This is a...Very true in case of most organizations. This is an area of concern and should be taken seriously. Thanks for sharing ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com