Better worlds through database protection SAFETY MATTERS.

Procedures for Protecting a Database

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S A F E T Y M ATT E R S

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Don’t forget to write

• First line of defense

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Statistics suggest that ne·far·i·ous activities involving your database occur…

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FOLLOWING SOME BASIC RULES

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• 1: Check and reset settings using the Auto Exec macro

• 2: Hide the Database window

• 3: Bypass the bypass

• 4: Split the database

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• 5: Avoid Compact On Close

Simple ways to add a few layers of security to a database

• 6: Hide objects — a subtle form of protection

• 7: Use error handling to protect code

• 8: Password-protect the database

• 9: Convert to mde or accde format

• 10: Password-protect the system

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When all else failslocate and contactthis woman

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Don’t panicand lose your headlike thisunfortunatesynthetic life form

P O I N T S T O R E M E M B E R

She maynot save youbut she cancertainly saveyour database

This concludes the presentation