[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for
this link. ]
“There are lots of stories in the press about crackers
accessing corporate databases. Gone are the days when prepubescent
teens were the authors of most cracks. Today, data harvesting is
big business and is accomplished by dedicated experts who work
within a corporate infrastructure. It’s not a question of how you
can prevent the unauthorized access attempt — you can’t
— but, rather, how can you reduce the effect when it does
happen.“This article explores the challenges of protecting your
PostgreSQL (also known as Postgres) database server. PostgreSQL is
a powerful open source object-relational database system. It has a
proven architecture with a reputation for reliability, data
integrity, and correctness. It runs on all major operating systems,
including Linux®, UNIX®, and Windows®. It is fully
ACID-compliant, and has full support for foreign keys, joins,
views, triggers, and stored procedures (in multiple
languages).”