
Data Breaches
Database Security Best Practices: 8 Technical Controls
Most database breaches stem from misconfigured application logic rather than external attackers breaking encryption or bypassing firewalls.
Everything Malware Brief has reported about input validation: 2 stories, newest first. Part of our Vulnerabilities coverage.

Most database breaches stem from misconfigured application logic rather than external attackers breaking encryption or bypassing firewalls.

Validation rejects bad data at the boundary while sanitisation cleans data that must pass through, creating two distinct defence layers against injection attacks.