Database security (Hardcover, Reissue)

The competitative edge of many companies and public trust in government institutions can often depend on the security of the information now held in databases. Breaches of that security are a highly topical issue for designers and users of database systems. This book provides an account of security issues in computer systems and shows how current commercial or future systems may be designed to ensure both integrity and confidentiality. It provides a full account of alternative security issues in database models and protection measures, including those for new-generation systems like distributed, frame-based and object-oriented databases.;The book can serve as a text for advanced courses on database security or as a reference for database designers, system analysts and IT managers responsible for the security of information systems.