Task 1 - Database Security White Paper

Purpose

Bike Stores is a successful small chain of stores selling a wide range of cycling equipment.

The company currently has stores in Texas, New York, and California. The owners are

looking to expand the business to additional locations where cycling is popular. The

database currently leveraged by the company tracks bike sales and inventory. It is very

basic in design and limited in what it can provide for the company. For example, the

database does not store customer payment, supplier transaction, or employee financial

details. The owners are seeking to expand the company's database capabilities to store

these details. Download the design diagram for the current database state below.

Bikestores Database Design Diagram

The database capability expansion desired by the company's owners comes with significant

concerns. The current database maintains a minimal security posture since it does not

contain any customer, supplier, or employee financial data. The security requirements for

the database change dramatically with the inclusion of these data.

You have been tasked to develop a white paper describing the security features that need

to be applied to the Bike Stores database in order to maintain proper protection of sensitive