Secure Your Database Server In 5 Simple Ways!

Be it your health record or credit card details; everything is stored in the form of database these days.

The database is like a gold mine for digital attackers. 

The main reason behind any digital attack is basically getting an access to a database server.

This shows that the security of a database server needs to be strengthened. It completely relies on network security, physical security, and operating system hardening.

Let’s see the 5 simple ways to secure your database server from hackers.

1.       Use A Strong Password Policy

A password could be the weakest link in your server security deployment. So, you must always take a great care when you choose a password. 

Lengthy, complex, and unique passwords are very difficult to crack. Thus, you should use a password that is as long and complex as possible.

2.       Change The Administrator Username

If a hacker knows the administrator username, he could easily assume a password and gain a server access. 

Numerous database servers set the administrator username by default and after that have to face the outcomes. 

For additional server security, it is better to change the administrator username.

3.       Disable A Public Network Access To A Database Server

Various business applications store in a database. Generally, end users do not require access to the database directly.

So, as a hosting provider, you could block all public network access to a database server and set up a gateway server, such as VPN (Virtual Private Network) or SSH (Secure Shell) tunnel for remote administrators.

4.       Use A Web Application Firewall

In a public facing web application, the back-end of an application is often the server-side. So, a hacker uses the most common method of web application exploits to get the access to a database.

Therefore, you should use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) to block all communal web application exploits.

5.       Encrypt Your Application Files & Backups

The configuration files of your various applications contain database access information. If a digital attacker is able to access a configuration file through any application vulnerability, he could easily enter into your database.

So, you should encrypt all your application files and even their backups for database server security.

The SSL (SecureSocket Layer) certificate from BookMyIdentity helps you encrypt your entire business website data transmitted over the internet and keep it private at all the time. 

Follow these aforementioned ways to protect your website and database server from different types of theft as well as hacking. 

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