Considerations in Developing a Comprehensive Computer Security Support Database System

摘要

In the past several years, computer technology has mushroomed on all fronts. This has resulted in the computer security professional encountering the problem of an ever increasingly complex demand for control, audit, and countermeasure efforts, with concomitantly greater demands on scarce personnel time. This paper examines the background of the problem in the practical context of an existing larger organization. It then looks at some of the managerial, technical and economic considerations involved in achieving a higher level of individual productivity at minimal personnel costs. In this instance, the methodology reviewed considerations for developing involves support from an automated database. Finally, it provides an overview of the database schema, a summary of the initial applications design, and a review of some concerns encountered at implementation of the concept. (ERA citation 12:026386)