Welcome to Gigamon University! Hello – my name is Heidi Gilmore and I am Director of Channel Programs at Guardium. In this presentation, I will be providing you with a quick glimpse of database activity monitoring and Guardium’s SQL Guard solution. I would like to thank Gigamon for the opportunity to be part of the Gigamon University series, a terrific resource to bring together best-of-breed technology companies that help solve real-world customer challenges.
Member of IBM’s prestigious Data Governance Council
Partnerships: Oracle, IBM, Microsoft, Sybase, EMC, HP
Recently announced investment by Cisco Systems and other investors
Real-Time, Network-Based Database Security Protects sensitive information Enforces system access & change control policies Automates compliance monitoring & reporting
SQL Guard Networks Applications Databases
SQL Guard Networks Applications Databases Client IP Client host name Client OS MAC TTL Origin Failed logins Server IP Server port Server name Session SQL patterns Network protocol Server OS Timestamp Source programs ALL SQL commands Actual SQL Fields Objects Verbs DDL DML DB user name DB version DB type DB protocol Origin DB errors etc. Automatically filters and focuses
Scalability for Distributed Environments
A modular suite of integrated security applications that makes the impossible practical :
SQL Guard Security Suite All without turning on database audit logging! SQL HealthGuard ™ SQL PolicyGuard ™ SQL AuditGuard ™
Case Study: Improving DB Security for SOX
WHO: Leading North American energy producer with $10B revenue & 6,000 employees
NEED: Quickly improve security of financial/ERP databases for SOX compliance
ENVIRONMENT: Large number of databases: Oracle, MS-SQL Server
Running on Sun Solaris & MS Windows servers
RESULTS: Immediate proactive response to security incidents
Passing internal and external SOX audits
“… interactions with the SOX auditors were greatly simplified by using a purpose-built solution for database activity monitoring and auditing.”
Enhanced change controls: Real-time alerting whenever changes to specific tables are made; identify all users accessing database via application that only provides generic ID
Optimized ERP performance by identifying unresolved database errors
ROI: “Solid financial return”
ROI = 55% and payback period = 11 months
Commissioned case study
Guardium, Inc. 230 Third Avenue Waltham, MA 02451 USA T: +1.781.487.9400 F: +1.781.487.7900 www.guardium.com Contact Us: [email_address]
Guardium, the database security company, develops t more
Guardium, the database security company, develops the most widely-used network solution for database security and auditing. By securing sensitive corporate information such as financial, customer, and employee data in real-time and automating change controls and compliance reporting. Named "Hot Pick" by Information Security magazine, and "Editor’s Choice" by SQL Server magazine, Guardium's SQL Guard family of network appliances continuously monitors and prevents unauthorized access to databases, performing deep packet inspection on all network traffic and detailed SQL linguistic analysis to detect or block specific commands based on policies (with specialized modules for SOX, PCI, Basel II, and data privacy laws). For more information, please visit www.guardium.com. less
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