[Excerpted from "Building and Maintaining Database Access Control Permissions," a new report posted this week on Dark Reading's Database Security Tech Center.] Database permissions can cause headaches ...

Over the years, app permissions have become a powerful privacy tool, allowing users to decide which data an app can or cannot access on their smartphone. However, a new study by International Computer ...

Excessive permissions amplify cyber risk. Breaches from Target to Microsoft reveal how overprivileged access transforms minor ...

The application data, or appdata, folders in Windows are used to store the settings files necessary for many programs to remember their settings and data and be able to run properly. Every user has ...

The authorization given to users that enables them to access specific resources on the network, such as data files, applications, printers and scanners. User permissions also designate the type of ...

How to Create a MySQL 8 Database User With Remote Access Your email has been sent At some point, you're going to need to connect to a MySQL 8 database remotely to manage your databases. Here's how to ...

QuickBooks applications support multiple users. The administrator can access any file and perform any function, but you can customize permissions for other users to limit their actions. For example, ...

One of the most important principles of good computer security is the principle of least privilege: A user should have no more access to data and systems than is necessary for their task. Too often, ...

Some of the Android VPN apps available through the official Google Play Store request access to "dangerous" user permissions that a normal VPN app would have no use for, according to research viewed ...

A hot potato: Just as Microsoft is battling five different security flaws affecting the Windows print spooler, security researchers found the company's next nightmare – a permissions flaw dubbed ...