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Level 6 Diploma in Information Technology

Database Threat Landscape and Risk Evaluation

IT603 · Advanced Database Management Systems — Week 9 of 16

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Week9 of 16
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This week’s topics

Database Threat Landscape and Risk Evaluation

  1. SQL injection attack vectors
  2. Audit logging mechanisms
  3. Data-at-rest encryption
  4. Privilege escalation vulnerabilities

What you will be able to do

  • 3.5 Evaluate security risks to the database.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: evaluate security risks to the database.

Study materials

Videos

  • SQL Injection - CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 - 2.3 · YouTube · Professor Messer · 5 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • CyBOK: Authentication, Authorisation and Accountability Knowledge Area · PDF · Cybok, textbook chapter; 43 pages · for registered students
  • Security Engineering (3rd ed.), ch. 27: Secure Systems Development · PDF · Other, textbook chapter; pp. 965–1013 · for registered students
  • Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces (v1.10), ch. 53: Introduction to Operating System Security · PDF · Other, textbook chapter; 12 pages · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Relational Theory and Normalisation
  • Week 2: Database Modelling Languages
  • Week 3: Database Engine Architecture and Platform Selection
  • Week 4: Logical Modelling and Normalisation Practice
  • Week 5: Physical Database Design and Build
  • Week 6: Advanced Querying and Data Extraction
  • Week 7: Database Access Control and Granular Security
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Database Threat Landscape and Risk Evaluation
  • Week 10: Database Functional and Performance Testing
  • Week 11: Database Administration and Enterprise Resilience
  • Week 12: Applying Advanced Database Management Systems in practice: …
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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