Security is an issue that confronts the information industry and the information user.
But security problems can occur in the most unforeseen areas. Analysing a search in a database would give even more information. This point is well illustrated by the use of databases in molecular biology. The databases and software required to manipulate the data are presently stored and disseminated from the EBI and the EMBnet nodes. This means that companies themselves have to establish complex computer systems and find the staff required to maintain the services.