The Linux operating system has come a long way since 1991 when it was first introduced by Linux Torvalds as a free operating system.  Today, some form of Linux is used in devices ranging from high-end servers to IoT devices. More often than not, common database platforms such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB, are […]

Now that you have been using StealthAUDIT for Oracle for a while, you might be wondering how to squeeze more value out of the product by enhancing the information it is collecting and reporting on.  StealthAUDIT for Oracle relies on the Oracle Traditional Auditing or Unified Auditing capabilities to collect and report on user activity, as well as successful or unsuccessful […]

Roles in relational databases make it easier to grant and revoke privileges from multiple users at once.  Multiple users can be grouped into one or more roles in a database. Rather than revoking or granting a privilege to a user or a group of users, the privilege can be granted or revoked from the ROLE.  […]

Roles in relational databases make it easier to grant and revoke privileges from multiple users at once.  Multiple users can be grouped into one or more roles in a database. Rather than revoking or granting a privilege to a user or a group of users, the privilege can be granted or revoked from the ROLE.  […]

Data Lifecycle Management (DLM) can be defined as the different stages that the data traverses throughout its life from the time of inception to destruction. Data lifecycle stages encompass creation, utilization, sharing, storage, and deletion.  Each stage of the data life cycle is controlled through a different set of policies that control data protection, resiliency, and regulatory compliance. Companies rely on different types of data to generate and grow […]

StealthAUDIT, a best in its class Data Access Governance (DAG) tool utilizes Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) extensively to gather various pieces of information from the targeted Windows servers.  While local WMI querying is straightforward to implement and troubleshoot, remote WMI querying is another story.  Setting up remote WMI query security is a pretty daunting task if you […]

The industrial revolution began in the late 18th century and revolutionized the manufacturing process; in a similar manner, the digital revolution happening now is fundamentally changing the way that organizations conduct business. The Digital revolution is all about the digital transformation of how business is conducted in today’s connected world. By migrating data from paper […]

Microsoft Azure offers different variations of the SQL databases that can be deployed based on the workload and complexity requirements as follows: Azure SQL Databases – This is a fully managed SQL database engine created using the latest version of Enterprise Edition of SQL Server.  It is essentially a DBaaS (Database-as-a-Service) and can be deployed […]

StealthAUDIT for Oracle can monitor database user activity in all your Oracle databases. In addition, it can also enumerate and report on user permissions, database configuration, conduct a vulnerability assessment and can help you discover and report on sensitive data stored in your Oracle databases. StealthAUDIT Oracle activity monitoring can audit all types of database […]

In today’s world, it is quite common for companies to use more than one type of relational database platform to host enterprise applications.  If you are an old-time Oracle DBA like me and are asked to administer Microsoft SQL Servers in addition to Oracle databases, the task can be pretty daunting from a SQL Server […]