Hacking MySQL
The second in a series of five abstracts for the O’Reilly MySQL Conference in April 2008.
Inevitably hackers are trying to get at your data, so you mine as well know what they can and can’t do. What better way to discover where you’re vulnerable than hacking your own systems.
Operating Systems have bugs, Database Software has bugs, and so does your application, probably. A better question is how hackable are you? We’ll look at some of the nefarious ways intruders can get in, so you’ll better know how secure your systems really are.
1. Intro
2. OS level
3. Database level
4. Application level
5. Conclusions
