Securing MySQL Server on FreeBSD 4.5

GIAC Enterprises is an e-business which deals in the online sale of fortune cookies. Recently GIAC Enterprises decided to revise network perimeter security and implement a centralized database for storing business data (fortune cookies sayings). The database administrator decided to implement a MySQL server for the task. The database stores all GIAC Enterprises' fortune cookies saying and is a very critical part of business assets. GIAC's database administrator understand the importance of properly securing a server against external and internal attack, so the internal Unix security administrator was consulted to build a secure server platform for the database to run on.