Close
  • Latest News
  • Big Data and Analytics
  • Cloud
  • Networking
  • Cybersecurity
  • Applications
  • IT Management
  • Storage
  • Sponsored
  • Mobile
  • Small Business
  • Development
  • Database
  • Servers
  • Android
  • Apple
  • Innovation
  • Blogs
  • PC Hardware
  • Reviews
  • Search Engines
  • Virtualization
Read Down
Sign in
Close
Welcome!Log into your account
Forgot your password?
Read Down
Password recovery
Recover your password
Close
Search
Menu
Search
  • Latest News
  • Big Data and Analytics
  • Cloud
  • Networking
  • Cybersecurity
  • Applications
  • IT Management
  • Storage
  • Sponsored
  • Mobile
  • Small Business
  • Development
  • Database
  • Servers
  • Android
  • Apple
  • Innovation
  • Blogs
  • PC Hardware
  • Reviews
  • Search Engines
  • Virtualization
More
    Home Cybersecurity
    • Cybersecurity

    Application Security Locks Down DB2

    By
    Lisa Vaas
    -
    April 30, 2012
    Share
    Facebook
    Twitter
    Linkedin

      Application Security Inc. has put out the beta for an IBM DB2 version of the companys AppDetective tool, a network-based, penetration testing tool and security audit scanner for databases.

      AppDetective has three modes of operation: Scan, Pen Test and Audit. Scan searches a network for databases and database components. Pen Test is a penetration test that performs brute-force external vulnerability assessments, mimicking the attempts of intruders who exploit holes to break into systems from the outside. Its test categories include denial of service, misconfigurations and password susceptibility. The tool comes equipped with a customizable, 30,000-word dictionary that checks for easily guessed passwords.

      The Audit mode examines internal database configurations and potential security holes, including specific access control settings, such as create_not_fenced, to determine who has been granted such access privileges.

      Joe Zhou, a security specialist for the Corporate Security division of Sprint Corp. and a beta user of AppDetective for IBM DB2 as well as the Oracle and SQL Server versions of the tool, said that the tool isnt perfect yet. But it at least has more capabilities than the few other security tools for database protection hes managed to find and test, such as Symantec Corp.s Enterprise Security Manager, which only checks DB2s privilege settings against the ISO 17799 standard (the ISO information security standard).

      AppDetectives capabilities exceed that, but for Zhou, in Kansas City, Mo., a perfect database security tool would check security at the operating system level. “If you can do an operating system-level check, you can verify that you have the right patches,” he said. “From the database level, you can only check that settings are right, like authentication and authorization.”

      According to Stephen Grey, manager of product marketing for Application Security, of New York, operating system checks will be available in an upgrade within one month after AppDetective for IBM DB2 ships on Dec. 16.

      The public beta of AppDetective for IBM DB2 can be downloaded here.

      The final version of AppDetective for IBM DB2 costs $1,295 per database instance. A maintenance package costs an additional 20 percent. The upgrade for operating system-level checks will be offered at no additional charge.

      Lisa Vaas
      Lisa Vaas is News Editor/Operations for eWEEK.com and also serves as editor of the Database topic center. Since 1995, she has also been a Webcast news show anchorperson and a reporter covering the IT industry. She has focused on customer relationship management technology, IT salaries and careers, effects of the H1-B visa on the technology workforce, wireless technology, security, and, most recently, databases and the technologies that touch upon them. Her articles have appeared in eWEEK's print edition, on eWEEK.com, and in the startup IT magazine PC Connection. Prior to becoming a journalist, Vaas experienced an array of eye-opening careers, including driving a cab in Boston, photographing cranky babies in shopping malls, selling cameras, typography and computer training. She stopped a hair short of finishing an M.A. in English at the University of Massachusetts in Boston. She earned a B.S. in Communications from Emerson College. She runs two open-mic reading series in Boston and currently keeps bees in her home in Mashpee, Mass.

      MOST POPULAR ARTICLES

      Android

      Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro: Durability for Tough...

      Chris Preimesberger - December 5, 2020 0
      Have you ever dropped your phone, winced and felt the pain as it hit the sidewalk? Either the screen splintered like a windshield being...
      Read more
      Cloud

      Why Data Security Will Face Even Harsher...

      Chris Preimesberger - December 1, 2020 0
      Who would know more about details of the hacking process than an actual former career hacker? And who wants to understand all they can...
      Read more
      Cybersecurity

      How Veritas Is Shining a Light Into...

      eWEEK EDITORS - September 25, 2020 0
      Protecting data has always been one of the most important tasks in all of IT, yet as more companies become data companies at the...
      Read more
      Big Data and Analytics

      How NVIDIA A100 Station Brings Data Center...

      Zeus Kerravala - November 18, 2020 0
      There’s little debate that graphics processor unit manufacturer NVIDIA is the de facto standard when it comes to providing silicon to power machine learning...
      Read more
      Apple

      Why iPhone 12 Pro Makes Sense for...

      Wayne Rash - November 26, 2020 0
      If you’ve been watching the Apple commercials for the past three weeks, you already know what the company thinks will happen if you buy...
      Read more

      eWeek has the latest technology news and analysis, buying guides, and product reviews for IT professionals and technology buyers. The site’s focus is on innovative solutions and covering in-depth technical content. eWeek stays on the cutting edge of technology news and IT trends through interviews and expert analysis. Gain insight from top innovators and thought leaders in the fields of IT, business, enterprise software, startups, and more.

      Facebook
      Linkedin
      RSS
      Twitter
      Youtube

      Advertisers

      Advertise with TechnologyAdvice on eWeek and our other IT-focused platforms.

      Advertise with Us

      Menu

      • About eWeek
      • Subscribe to our Newsletter
      • Latest News

      Our Brands

      • Privacy Policy
      • Terms
      • About
      • Contact
      • Advertise
      • Sitemap
      • California – Do Not Sell My Information

      Property of TechnologyAdvice.
      © 2021 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

      Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.

      ×