
Monster.com, TJX, Pfizer--the list of companies and organizations affected by database breaches grows bigger and badder every week, but most enterprises remain focused on the perimeter and ignore the database. Some 80 percent of enterprises lack a basic database security plan, according to Forrester Research surveys. A secure database is a matter of process, not technology, and the enterprise process <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2179599,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594">needs to focus on five key elements.</A>