T 3.23 Improper administration of a DBMS

Negligent or improper administration of a database management system (DBMS) can cause the following hazards:

• Loss of data

• (intentional or inadvertent) manipulation of data

• Unauthorised access to confidential data

• Loss of database integrity

• Database crash

• Destruction of the database

The hazards mentioned above, can also result from access rights granted too widely, the irregularity or lack of database monitoring, inadequate data backups, invalid but not yet deactivated IDs, etc.