National CAE Designated Institution
  • Online, Instructor-Led

Prerequisite: CMIS 320. A study of processes and techniques for securing databases. The objective is to design, build, and maintain databases to minimize risks and security attacks. Topics include privileges and roles, user accounts, encryption, authentication methods, and auditing.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, you should be able to:

  • Compare and contrast database security architectures to secure and lockdown a database environment
  • Use available authentication and authorization controls to implement and manage a secure database
  • Design, develop, test, and document secure database applications to meet user requirements

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Data Administration
  • Knowledge Management
  • Test and Evaluation

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.

Feedback

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