From ransomware and constant data breaches to state-sponsored attacks, we are under constant and increasing pressure. Retailers, financial institutions, government agencies, high-tech companies, and many others are paying the price for poor application security – financial losses and eroding trust. The developer community must take ownership of these problems and change our perspective of defensive measures and how we design, development, and maintain software applications.
Securing Databases is an essential training course for DBAs and developers who need to produce secure database applications and manage secure databases. Data, databases, and related resources are at the heart of most IT infrastructures. These assets can have high value from a business, regulatory, and liability perspective, and must be protected accordingly. This course showcases demonstrations on how to repeatedly attack and then defend various assets associated with a fully functional database. This approach illustrates the mechanics of how to secure databases in the most practical of terms.
This course introduces the most common security vulnerabilities faced by databases today. Throughout the course, you’ll examine each vulnerability from a database perspective through a process of describing the threat and attack mechanisms, recognizing associated vulnerabilities, and then designing, implementing, and testing effective defenses. Multiple practical demonstrations reinforce these concepts with real vulnerabilities and attacks. You’ll also learn how to design and implement the layered defenses needed to defend your own databases. You’ll exit this course with the skills required to recognize actual and potential database vulnerabilities, implement defenses for those vulnerabilities, and test those defenses for sufficiency.
- Price: $1,895.00
- Duration: 1 day
- Delivery Methods: Virtual
| Date | Time | Price | Option |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/05/2025 | 10:00 AM - 06:00 PM CT | $1,895.00 | |
| 04/16/2025 | 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM CT | $1,895.00 | |
| 06/18/2025 | 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM CT | $1,895.00 | |
| 08/20/2025 | 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM CT | $1,895.00 | |
| 10/22/2025 | 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM CT | $1,895.00 | |
| 12/03/2025 | 10:00 AM - 06:00 PM CT | $1,895.00 |
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Please note that this list of topics is based on our standard course offering, evolved from typical industry uses and trends. We’ll work with you to tune this course and level of coverage to target the skills you need most. Topics, agenda and labs are subject to change, and may adjust during live delivery based on audience interests, skill-level and participation.
Session: Foundation for Securing Databases
Lesson: Why Hunt Bugs?
The Language of Cybersecurity
The Changing Cybersecurity Landscape
AppSec Dissection of SolarWinds
The Human Perimeter
Interpreting the 2021 Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report
First Axiom in Web Application Security Analysis
First Axiom in Addressing ALL Security Concerns
Lesson: Fingerprinting Databases
Fingerprinting Infrastructures and Databases
Finding the Databases
Scanning Databases for Vulnerabilities
Scanning Applications and Operating Systems
Lesson: Principles of Information Security
Security Is a Lifecycle Issue
Minimize Attack Surface Area
Layers of Defense: Tenacious D
Compartmentalize
Consider All Application States
Do NOT Trust the Untrusted
AppSec Dissection of the Verkada Exploit
Session: Database Security Vulnerabilities
Lesson: Database Security Concerns
Data at Rest and in Motion
Privilege management
Boundary Defenses
Continuity of Service
Trusted Recovery
Lesson: Common Vulnerabilities and Databases
Unvalidated Input
Elevation of Privileges
Identifying Protection Needs
Evolving Privacy Considerations
Options for Protecting Data
Transport/Message Level Security
SQL Injection Flaws
Drill Down on Stored Procedures
Quality and Protection of Authentication Data
Proper hashing of passwords
Handling Passwords on Server Side
Managing Updates: Balancing Risk and Timeliness
Detecting Threats and Active Attacks
Best Practices for Determining What to Log
Safe Logging in Support of Forensics
System Hardening
Risks with Internet-Connected Resources (Servers to Cloud)
Segmentation with Containers and Cloud
Lesson: Database Security
Design and Configuration
Identification and Authentication
Computing Environment
Database Auditing
Boundary Defenses
Continuity of Service
Vulnerability and Incident Management
Session: Moving Forward with Database Security
Lesson: Databases: What Next?
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
Strength Training: Project Teams/Developers
Strength Training: IT Organizations
Session: Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL)
Lesson: SDL Overview
Attack Phases: Offensive Actions and Defensive Controls
Secure Software Development Processes
Shifting Left
Actionable Items Moving Forward
Lesson: SDL In Action
Risk Escalators
Risk Escalator Mitigation
SDL Phases
Actions for each SDL Phase
SDL Best Practices
Session: Taking Action Now for Securing Databases
Lesson: Database Asset Analysis
Targets: Data/Entity Assets
Targets: Functional/Service Assets
Classifying Based on Value and Risk Escalation
Asset Inventory and Analysis
Lesson: Making Application Security Real
Cost of Continually Reinventing
Leveraging Common AppSec Practices and Control
Paralysis by Analysis
Actional Application Security
Additional Tools for the Toolbox
Bonus Topics: Time Permitting
Lesson: Cryptography Overview
Strong Encryption
Message Digests
Encryption/Decryption
Keys and Key Management
NIST Recommendations
Throughout the course, you will learn to:
- Understand the consequences for not properly handling untrusted data such as denial of service, cross-site scripting, and injections
- Establish the first axiom in security analysis of ALL web applications for this course and beyond
- Establish the first axiom in addressing ALL security concerns for this course and beyond
- Test databases with various attack techniques to determine the existence of and effectiveness of layered defenses
- Prevent and defend the many potential vulnerabilities associated with untrusted data
- Understand the concepts and terminology behind supporting, designing, and deploying secure databases
- Appreciate the magnitude of the problems associated with data security and the potential risks associated with those problems
- Understand the currently accepted best practices for supporting the many security needs of databases.
- Understand the vulnerabilities associated with authentication and authorization within the context of databases and database applications
- Detect, attack, and implement defenses for authentication and authorization functionality
- Understand the dangers and mechanisms behind Injection attacks
- Understand the concepts and terminology behind defensive, secure database configuration and operation
- Understand the use of Threat Modeling as a tool in identifying software vulnerabilities based on realistic threats against meaningful assets
- Perform both static reviews and dynamic database testing to uncover vulnerabilities
- Design and develop strong, robust authentication and authorization implementations
- Understand the fundamentals of Digital Signatures as well as how it can be used as part of the defensive infrastructure for data
- Understand the fundamentals of Encryption as well as how it can be used as part of the defensive infrastructure for data
- Identify resources to use for ongoing threat intelligence
- Plan next steps after completion of this training
Need different skills or topics? If your team requires different topics or tools, additional skills or custom approach, this course may be further adjusted to accommodate. We offer additional application development, secure coding, secure software development, hacking, database security, bug hunting and other related topics that may be blended with this course for a track that best suits your needs. Our team will collaborate with you to understand your needs and will target the course to focus on your specific learning objectives and goals.
This is an introduction to database security course for intermediate skilled team members. Attendees might include DBAs, system administrators, developers and other enterprise team members. Ideally, students should have approximately 6 months to a year of database working knowledge.
This is an introduction to database security course for intermediate skilled team members. Attendees might include DBAs, system administrators, developers and other enterprise team members. Ideally, students should have approximately 6 months to a year of database working knowledge.
