Enterprise Strategy Group Information Security Brief: SQL Server Runs the Security Table
Published: November 29, 2006
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The rate of security vulnerabilities documented in the National Vulnerability Database for the major database vendors is noteworthy for the stark contrast between Microsoft, MySQL, and Oracle. The Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) believes that Microsoft’s investments in secure development processes are responsible for the impressive results in SQL Server quality. ESG considers Microsoft, with proper execution, to be years ahead of Oracle and MySQL in producing secure and reliable database products.
Included in This Document:
| • | Overview |
| • | What Has Microsoft Done That the Industry Can Learn from? |
| • | Putting the Technology Set Together |
| • | SQL Server 2005 Implements SDL |
| • | The Bottom Line |
