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Oracle Audit Vault pros and cons

Vendor: Oracle
4.0 out of 5

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PROS

Oracle Audit Vault reduces the stress of collecting database event logs and ensures compliance with standards like SOX and ISO 27001.
Critical event alerts and reporting features minimize man hours spent on auditing, enhancing efficiency.
By automating risk discovery and controlling database access, Oracle Audit Vault enhances security and stability.
Oracle Audit Vault is valued for its extensive control over database access through features like SQL filtering and blocking.
Technical support's effectiveness enhances the reliability and usability of Oracle Audit Vault in managing data warehouses and monitoring database traffic.

CONS

Oracle Audit Vault does not audit the network and is limited to database monitoring.
Reporting customization is challenging and could be improved.
The lack of a secret server that stays encrypted is a missing feature.
Users have noted performance issues, particularly when handling large data collections and generating reports.
Integration with different vendors and mechanisms needs simplification.
 

Oracle Audit Vault Pros review quotes

it_user1221 - PeerSpot reviewer
Database Expert at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Jul 18, 2012
Audit Vault is a good Oracle tool to collect all database audit information in a single database repository for managing database security.
it_user489099 - PeerSpot reviewer
DB Admin with 5,001-10,000 employees
Sep 8, 2016
By integrating two major functions (auditing and database firewall) into a single product, it became easier to use and the scope is really wide.
it_user427872 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Lead Consultant - Database at a tech company with 501-1,000 employees
Nov 17, 2016
If this product falls under your budget, then there is nothing like it in the market.
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it_user560259 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Nov 27, 2016
The setup for Audit Vault is relatively simple.
it_user562536 - PeerSpot reviewer
Database & Flexcube System Administrator at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Nov 30, 2016
The out-of-the-box reports feature is most valuable because it covers most of the useful auditing features that you might need.
it_user592347 - PeerSpot reviewer
Database & Middleware at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jan 23, 2017
Before we implemented this product, our client had to query the database to create an audit report, but with this product, audit report generation is automated.
it_user592350 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oracle DBA at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 23, 2017
One of the most valuable features is the ability to audit database use.
it_user595740 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oracle Technical Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Jan 26, 2017
If an organization is interested in additional security over their Oracle database, this is the best option available, as it is easy to deploy and configure.
SK
Senior Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Jan 26, 2017
Reports and alerts are most valuable to us.
NG
IT Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Feb 2, 2017
Oracle Database Firewall, Database Vault and Data hiding tools present a layered security approach to protecting, controlling, auditing and hiding sensitive data and access to sensitive data.
 

Oracle Audit Vault Cons review quotes

it_user1221 - PeerSpot reviewer
Database Expert at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Jul 18, 2012
The underlying mechanism for collecting SQL statements (REDO collector) is still based on Oracle Streams technology.
it_user489099 - PeerSpot reviewer
DB Admin with 5,001-10,000 employees
Sep 8, 2016
I actually encountered stability issues in DPE mode, but it was with the first release.
it_user427872 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Lead Consultant - Database at a tech company with 501-1,000 employees
Nov 17, 2016
The price factor makes it out of reach for small players in the IT industry.
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it_user560259 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Nov 27, 2016
It is an expensive solution. For those customers who do not have any ULA agreements with Oracle, the solution is practically impossible to acquire.
it_user562536 - PeerSpot reviewer
Database & Flexcube System Administrator at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Nov 30, 2016
If you use the DB AUD$ option, you have to be careful because this table might fill up your database without any notifications.
it_user592347 - PeerSpot reviewer
Database & Middleware at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jan 23, 2017
The level of technical support was very low. They sent us an inexperienced technician.
it_user592350 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oracle DBA at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 23, 2017
We constantly have stability issues.
it_user595740 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oracle Technical Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Jan 26, 2017
According to Oracle, the best practice is that Audit Vault Server and DB Firewall should be deployed on different boxes (servers). There is no option to co-locate them together.
SK
Senior Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Jan 26, 2017
This product is not stable for large environments with more than 50 targets.
NG
IT Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Feb 2, 2017
Although Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall serves as a critical detective and preventive control to protect against the abuse of legitimate access to databases responsible for almost all data breaches and cyber attacks, using Database Firewall to identify and capturing audit logs of real users, especially on applications using generic users to access the database, is an uphill task.