Industry and government DBMS security and privacy needs-a comparison

An overview of the database security requirements for both the private and government sectors is presented. It is concluded that both sectors require database management systems (DBMSs) capable of supporting secrecy and integrity policies. However, the government counts secrecy as the more important consideration because its data affects the lives and privacy of every citizen. The private sector considers integrity considerations more important because corrupt data undermines corporate strategies. The primary difference between the two sectors is that a global policy for secrecy in the government sector was well-established before computers came along, and that a similar global integrity policy has never truly existed. In the private sector, individual integrity policies for corporations are a fact of life. Corporate secrecy policies are enforced through physical security measures. The difference between the two sectors is one of scale, not requirements.<
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