Oracle Database Security and Audit (Includes startup work program)
Oracle database is the most widely used database by most if not all organizations worldwide. From keeping records of customer data in banks, hospitals etc, subscriber data and call logs by telecommunication companies to as big as keeping the entire identity record of citizens of a nation. Because of its popularity of usage, it has become a target for malicious entities to attempt a compromise on the database with the hope of: 1. Stealing sensitive information, 2. Maliciously altering sensitive data, 3. Performing unauthorized data modification, 4. Denying access to original owners (DOS) And the list goes on. This post will focus on how you can effectively audit an oracle database in order to properly protect it from external and internal attacks and misuse. Examples on this post will be based on Oracle Database versions 11g r2 So let’s begin