Oracle released an update to Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall, which provides a first line of defense for databases and consolidates audit data from databases, operating systems, and directories. A highly accurate SQL grammar-based technology monitors and blocks unauthorized SQL traffic before it reaches the database. Information from the network is combined with detailed audit information for easy compliance reporting and alerting. With Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall, monitoring controls can be easily tailored to meet enterprise security requirements.
New Enterprise-Grade Features
- iSCSI SAN storage support for audit repository
- NFS storage support for audit data archiving
- Simplified Audit Vault Agent deployment
- Audit Vault Agent automatic update
- Policy alerts forwarding to syslog
- Audit Vault repository protection by Oracle Database Vault
Extended Platform Support
- Database Firewall support for Oracle Database 9i and MySQL 5.6
- Windows and Linux 32-bit host OS for Audit Vault Agents
- Oracle Linux 6.x OS (with auditd 2.2.2 up to version 6.4) auditing support
Go here for additional enhancements, and to download Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall.