For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

Test Data Privacy Is Critical To Meet Compliances

Data Masking Can Help Protect Test Data

by Noel Yuhanna, October 13, 2009

Using customer, employee, or other confidential data straight from production for testing or developing applications violates data privacy laws and regulations and makes that data a soft target for attacks. Data privacy is not just a concern for production . . .

For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

Your Enterprise Database Security Strategy 2010

Stronger Measures Have Become Essential To Defend Against Growing Attacks

by Noel Yuhanna, September 28, 2009

With increasingly sophisticated attacks and rising internal data theft, database security merits a stronger focus that goes beyond traditional authentication, authorization, and access control (AAA). A single intrusion that compromises private data such . . .

For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

Sybase Raises The Bar On Database Replication

Offerings Focus Strongly On Performance, Reliability, And Heterogeneity

by Noel Yuhanna, July 31, 2009

In the past year, Forrester interviewed 27 Sybase customers who are using Sybase Replication Server to investigate their implementations. Most customers found that Sybase met or exceeded their data movement requirements by offering a reliable, high-performance, . . .

For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

Why Data Masking Should Be Part Of Your Enterprise Data Security Practice  (1.5 MB PPT)

by Noel Yuhanna, July 9, 2009

This presentation discusses data security trends and drivers; current data security challenges; why data masking is critical; data masking approaches; selection criteria for data masking implementation; and recommendations.

For Vendor Strategy Professionals

TechRadar™ For Vendor Strategy Professionals: Database And Server Data Security, Q2 2009

How Vendor Strategists Should View A Critical But Complex Segment Of Security

by Jonathan Penn, Andrew Jaquith, June 9, 2009

The risks of theft, corruption, and abuse have made securing data stored on servers and in databases not only more important and relevant to businesses than ever — but also much harder. To help vendor strategy professionals properly time their investments . . .

For Security & Risk Professionals

TechRadar™ For SRM Professionals: Database And Server Data Security, Q2 2009

Database Monitoring Tools Thrive; Classification Tools Try To Survive

by Andrew Jaquith, June 9, 2009

The risks of theft, corruption, and abuse have made securing data stored on servers and in databases much harder. To help security and risk professionals plan their next decade of investments in server data security, Forrester investigated the current . . .

For Security & Risk Professionals

Market Overview: Database Security

DBMS Security Technology Continues To Evolve, With Independent Vendors Filling Gaps

by Noel Yuhanna, February 27, 2009

Attacks on enterprise databases continue at an all-time high despite security professionals taking measures to protect them. Although database management system (DBMS) security continues to improve, gaps remain in providing real-time protection, proactively . . .

For Security & Risk Professionals

IT Security Remains An Integral Part Of The Enterprise

The State Of Enterprise IT Security: 2008 To 2009

by Simon Yates, January 29, 2009

Forrester's recent security survey of North American and European enterprises shows hope for the current state of IT security. Thankfully, we found that the IT security organization continues to be a strong and important part of the business, as is demonstrated . . .

For Security & Risk Professionals

SMBs Struggle To Keep Pace With IT Security

The State Of SMB IT Security: 2008 To 2009

by Simon Yates, January 29, 2009

Forrester's recent security survey of North American and European SMBs provides some insight into the current state of IT security. We found that the IT security organizations for small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) are becoming more similar to those . . .

For B2B Market Research Professionals

The State Of SMB IT Security: 2008 To 2009

Business Data Services North America And Europe

by Jonathan Penn, December 24, 2008

This document gives highlights of an extensive data set collected across North American and European small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) via our Enterprise And SMB IT Security Survey, North America And Europe, Q3 2008. Hot topics include data security, . . .

For B2B Market Research Professionals

The State Of Enterprise IT Security: 2008 To 2009

Business Data Services North America And Europe

by Jonathan Penn, December 24, 2008

This document gives highlights of an extensive data set collected across North American and European enterprises via our Enterprise And SMB IT Security Survey, North America And Europe, Q3 2008. Hot topics include data security, application security, . . .

For Security & Risk Professionals

A New Role Is Emerging Within IT: Database Security Analyst (DSA)

by Noel Yuhanna, April 4, 2008

As enterprises take stronger measures around database security to meet compliance requirements and defend against attacks, the need for security support and administration becomes critical. But who must now assume responsibility for managing these database . . .

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Evaluating Integration Technology Options

Scenario-Based Guidance For Application, Process, And Data Integration

by Ken Vollmer, Rob Karel, March 19, 2007

The wide range of packaged integration alternatives, and resulting significant overlap of features and functions among the various product categories, make it difficult for enterprise architects to select the best alternative to meet their integration . . .

For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

A Four-Step Program For Compliant Test Data Practices

by Noel Yuhanna, Carey Schwaber, December 12, 2006

As concerns around data privacy mount, IT organizations find themselves revisiting their policies around test data. Indeed, customer data and company confidential data straight from production are inappropriate for use in test environments and should . . .

For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

Ensuring Continuous Database Availability

High Availability And Disaster Recovery Should Be Part Of DBMS Strategy

by Noel Yuhanna, October 2, 2006

Although database management system (DBMS) and hardware technology has improved during the past decade, it still does not deliver continuous 24x7 availability for enterprise databases. A server can fail, data become corrupted, or a network may go down. . . .

For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

Trends 2006: Database Management Tools

by Noel Yuhanna, January 12, 2006

In 2006, the demand for database management tools in the areas of archiving, security, migration, backup, and replication will continue to increase as enterprises look for comprehensive and automated solutions to support growing requirements. Also, demand . . .

For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

Trends 2006: DBMS Security

by Noel Yuhanna, November 29, 2005

Database security continues to be a top priority for enterprises, and it is mainly driven by increased industrywide intrusions and growing regulatory requirements. There are a number of key questions that clients frequently ask. What database measures . . .

For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

Removing Databases Should Also Be Part Of Your Enterprise DBMS Strategy

by Noel Yuhanna, September 20, 2005

Removing databases is an uncommon practice in the industry. Why? Because it's more challenging than building a new one. The number of databases that each enterprise has continues to grow because of newer applications, and the need for development and . . .

For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

Automating Database Administration Can Improve Efficiency And Lower Costs

by Noel Yuhanna, August 29, 2005

Automation formalizes the data management practice, minimizes complexity, and lets enterprises focus on business issues, rather than having to deal with technology-related challenges. Forrester estimates that 25% of all database outages are related to . . .

For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

Database Encryption Solutions Scorecard Summary: Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise

Key Findings From "The Forrester Wave™: Database Encryption Solutions, Q3 2005"

by Noel Yuhanna, August 8, 2005

Sybase is new to the database encryption space, with its first encryption product rollout in June 2005. Sybase is strong in ease of use and tight integration with DBMS schema and authentication, but lacks custom APIs, pluggable-crypto, and centralized . . .

For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

Database Encryption Solutions Scorecard Summary: Protegrity Secure.Data

Key Findings From "The Forrester Wave™: Database Encryption Solutions, Q3 2005"

by Noel Yuhanna, August 8, 2005

Protegrity landed in our leader category, which was no surprise, given the fact that it has the most comprehensive set of encryption features and functionality in the industry, besides offering support for most DBMSes and platforms. Protegrity has strong . . .

For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

Database Encryption Solutions Scorecard Summary: NetLib Encryptionizer

Key Findings From "The Forrester Wave™: Database Encryption Solutions, Q3 2005"

by Noel Yuhanna, August 8, 2005

NetLib offers an innovative solution that can encrypt the entire database, including all objects that reside in the database. NetLib is strong in ease of use, performance, and programmability options, but lacks centralized key storage, pluggable crypto, . . .

For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

Database Encryption Solutions Scorecard Summary: Oracle Database 10g Release 2

Key Findings From "The Forrester Wave™: Database Encryption Solutions, Q3 2005"

by Noel Yuhanna, August 8, 2005

Oracle has the most comprehensive set of security features among all DBMS vendors. And with the recent Oracle 10g Release 2, it now offers native DBMS encryption. Although Oracle's encryption solution is strong in type of encryption algorithms supported, . . .

For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

Database Encryption Solutions Scorecard Summary: Ingrian Networks DataSecure

Key Findings From "The Forrester Wave™: Database Encryption Solutions, Q3 2005"

by Noel Yuhanna, August 8, 2005

Ingrian Networks was the surprise in our evaluation of database encryption solutions. While Ingrian is strong in application encryption, it did well to finish where it did in the current offering category. Ingrian offers a unique appliance-based data . . .

For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

Database Encryption Solutions Scorecard Summary: nCipher SecureDB

Key Findings From "The Forrester Wave™: Database Encryption Solutions, Q3 2005"

by Noel Yuhanna, August 8, 2005

nCipher did well overall in our evaluation, capturing a spot in our leader category largely because of its good balance of features, functionality, and vision. nCipher is strong in its centralized administration, pluggable-crypto support, and the type . . .