IBM Guardium Data Protection Valuable Features

This solution has a lot of functionality and there are hundreds of use cases for it. We are talking about the database, which is the main business core for the company that holds all of the data. The features used by any one customer are dependent on their requirements and the relevant regulations. That said, IBM Guardium has a lot of capabilities, even compared to other solutions on the market. It can do everything from detection to prevention, and it provides reports about this as well. View full review »

The most valuable feature is using the capture operation mode “S-TAP/K-TAP agent”, because all activities in the database are captured, including direct access to the database server by privileged users. This is useful because, even if the database server logs were deleted, the Guardium Collector has already stored such data to enable traceability of access. View full review »

Being able to go back to see what people are touching, and when they are touching it, then look at the risk of who is touching what and how they are touching the data. This will give us a better understanding of how people interact with our data. We do not use many of the advance features, but we will soon. We are looking at Sensitive Data and User Behavior Analytics. View full review »

* Encryption * Data activity monitoring * It has a set of modules. * I compliment with Optum for a data masking solution. View full review »

* Audit Process Builder – Workflow generator to enhance audit tasks and compliance workflows. * Compliance Quick Start – Quick, GUI, step-by-step guide to automate compliance and give the customer a quick ROI. View full review »