Three key takeaways from a recent webcast about database security in the NoSQL database movement

Adrian Lane, Contributor

February 6, 2012

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In response to Ericka Chickowski's article "Does NoSQL Mean No Security?" I was asked to attend a webcast with executives from CouchBase and 10Gen -- makers of MongoDB. The goal was to discuss database security in the NoSQL database movement and address some of the accusations made in Ericka's post. I encourage you to listen; it's illuminating for developers and security professionals alike.

From a security perspective -- this is a database security blog, after-all -- you may think I'm casting stones at the security "nonbelievers." Not so. The goal is to share the perspective so you understand what NoSQL security facilities are available to you and why that's the case.

Here are what I consider to be the key takeaways from this recent webcast:

About the Author(s)

Adrian Lane

Contributor

Adrian Lane is a Security Strategist and brings over 25 years of industry experience to the Securosis team, much of it at the executive level. Adrian specializes in database security, data security, and secure software development. With experience at Ingres, Oracle, and Unisys, he has extensive experience in the vendor community, but brings a pragmatic perspective to selecting and deploying technologies having worked on "the other side" as CIO in the finance vertical. Prior to joining Securosis, Adrian served as the CTO/VP at companies such as IPLocks, Touchpoint, CPMi and Transactor/Brodia. He has been invited to present at dozens of security conferences, contributed articles to many major publications, and is easily recognizable by his "network hair" and propensity to wear loud colors.

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