A Guardium white paper entitled 8 Steps to Holistic Database Security offers guidance on developing a holistic approach to securing data.

"Financially-motivated attacks, malfeasance by insiders and regulatory requirements are driving organizations to find new ways to secure their corporate and customer data," the white paper states. "Most of the world's sensitive data is stored in commercial database systems such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2 and Sybase -- making databases an increasingly favorite target for criminals."

Click here to access the Guardium white paper.