Are you confident that your database is secure? Many organisations overlook the critical need for Database Activity Monitoring, leaving their valuable data vulnerable to threats. Let’s investigate what Database Activity Monitoring is, why you need it and who can help you secure your databases and critical business data.
What is Database Activity Monitoring?
Traditional security measures often leave blind spots. Database Activity Monitoring, or Database Monitoring, refers to any solution that actively monitors and analyses database activity. Gartner defines Database Activity Monitoring as “the practice of monitoring and analysing database user activity to detect suspicious or unauthorised access attempts.” Database Monitoring shines a light on these hidden corners, providing invaluable insights.
According to Crowdstrike, monitoring is crucial in helping optimise and tune database processes for high performance, reliability, and, more than ever, security.
By keeping a close eye on database interactions, organisations can:
- Identify unusual activity: Detect anomalies like unauthorised access, excessive data downloads, or suspicious queries.
- Enhance compliance: Ensure adherence to regulations like GDPR and HIPAA by maintaining a clear audit trail.
- Prioritise security efforts: Focus resources on high-risk areas to optimize your security posture.
The Importance of Database Activity Monitoring
Databases store everything from financial records and operational data to personal customer information. The ramifications can be far-reaching if this data is lost, corrupted, or accessed without authorisation. These detrimental consequences could include:
- Damaged company reputation
- Fines and sanctions due to non-compliance with data protection regulations
- Significant financial losses
Protecting your databases and their data is as paramount to your business as ours. Doing so begins with an understanding of the common threats to databases. Familiarity with these threats and risks helps shape your defence strategy and security measures.
Common database threats
- Data breaches: Unauthorized or insecure access to data, which could lead to data corruption, destruction, or theft.
- SQL injections: A code-related attack that attempts to manipulate your database, potentially compromising its security or stored data.
- Insider threats: Unauthorised access or damage to data from individuals within the organization.
- Malware attacks are software embedded in a database or stored on host machines and used to damage/disable a database or steal data.
- Denial of service (DoS) attacks: An attempt to make a database unavailable by flooding it with queries or traffic.
Through database monitoring, organisations can detect abnormal performance or unusual patterns of access or activity in their databases. By keeping a constant eye on your databases, you can identify potential performance issues and security breaches and make sure your team is alerted to anomalies and can take immediate action.
Are you confident your database is secure?
While there’s no doubt that database monitoring is critical, however, a thorough health check is your first step. Just like a doctor wouldn’t rely solely on a temperature reading to diagnose an illness, security professionals need a deeper look into your database health. That’s where a comprehensive Database Security Assessment comes in. Our comprehensive Database Security Assessment delves deep into your database’s core, uncovering potential vulnerabilities you might never have noticed. We don’t just tell you what’s happening; we provide actionable insights and a clear roadmap for:
- Optimising Security Configurations: Are your database settings secure by design? We analyze configurations and recommend adjustments to fortify your defences.
- Identifying Data at Risk: Not all data is created equal. We pinpoint sensitive information and propose strategies for enhanced protection.
- Assessing User Permissions: Do users have the minimum access level required for their tasks? We identify inconsistencies and recommend access control adjustments.
Our Database Security Assessment Service
Our Database Security Assessment service is designed to review your Oracle and SQL Server databases comprehensively. Our expert team will conduct a detailed analysis of your database environment, identifying potential security risks and providing tailored recommendations to mitigate them.
Key features:
- Security review: We will examine your database configuration, password security, network configuration, auditing practices, and other critical areas.
- Risk identification and mitigation: Our experts will identify potential security risks and provide specific recommendations for addressing them.
- Finding & Recommendation Reports: We will provide detailed technical and executive summary reports outlining our findings and recommendations.
- Tailored approach: Our assessment is tailored to your specific needs and environment.
- Expert guidance: Our team of database security experts has the knowledge and experience to provide valuable insights and recommendations.
Key benefits:
- Reduced security risks: Our assessment can help you identify and address potential security vulnerabilities, reducing the risk of data breaches and other security incidents.
- Improved compliance: Our recommendations can help you ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations, such as GDPR and HIPAA.
- Peace of mind: Knowing that your databases are secure can provide peace of mind and help you focus on your core business.
- Predictable delivery: We provide a clear scope, cost, and timeframe for our assessment, ensuring a predictable and efficient process.
Don’t wait for a breach to see what you’ve been missing.
Are you worried about blind spots in your database security? Don’t wait for a breach to expose your vulnerabilities. Introducing our premier Database Security Assessment; let our experts uncover your database’s hidden risks and provide a clear path towards robust security.
Request your assessment today and take control of your data’s destiny.
