Course Outline

Introduction to Detective Controls

  • Purpose of detective controls in Oracle security for government
  • Comparison with preventive and corrective controls
  • Integration with enterprise security policies for government operations

Unified Auditing Framework

  • Unified audit architecture and components for comprehensive oversight
  • Enabling and configuring audit trails to ensure accountability
  • Auditing system events, logons, role usage, and SQL activity to enhance transparency

Fine-Grained Auditing (FGA)

  • Policy-based row-level auditing for granular monitoring
  • Monitoring specific user access patterns to detect anomalies
  • Examples of tracking sensitive data to support compliance efforts

Standard Auditing (Legacy Support)

  • Manual audit configurations for older Oracle versions to maintain legacy system integrity
  • Audit statements, privileges, and objects to ensure policy adherence
  • Managing audit trail size and purging to optimize resource utilization

Audit Vault and Database Firewall (AVDF)

  • Overview of AVDF architecture and deployment for centralized security management
  • Centralized collection and correlation of audit data for enhanced oversight
  • Creating dashboards, alerts, and reports to facilitate proactive monitoring

Log Analysis and Threat Detection

  • Reviewing and interpreting audit logs to identify potential threats
  • Behavioral analysis and anomaly detection to mitigate risks
  • Integration with SIEM and monitoring platforms for comprehensive threat management

Compliance and Reporting

  • Generating audit reports for compliance (GDPR, SOX, HIPAA) to meet regulatory requirements
  • Role-based access to audit data to ensure appropriate oversight
  • Documentation, retention, and audit lifecycle management to support continuous improvement

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • An understanding of Oracle database security principles for government
  • Familiarity with Oracle roles, privileges, and audit mechanisms
  • Basic experience with database administration and compliance requirements

Audience

  • Database administrators for government agencies
  • Security operations and compliance teams within the public sector
  • IT auditors and risk analysts working in Oracle environments for government
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