Over 158 million personal data records have been exposed since February 2005. There is no question that databases are under attack. No longer satisfied with defacing Web sites or committing other ...

Historically, database auditing and database performance have been like oil and water; they don’t mix. So auditing is often eliminated, because performance drag on critical systems is unacceptable. In ...

It's mid-afternoon. Do you know who's accessing your databases? Until recently, the answer for many organizations -- including the TJX Companies and Ameritrade -- the answer has been no. While all ...

Varonis Systems, Inc. has announced the acquisition of Cyral, a next-generation database activity monitoring (DAM) provider, aimed at enhancing its data security capabilities. Cyral's innovative, ...

Lately, there has been a rising trend in the number of incidents where databases have been compromised. There have been quite a few significant data breaches since the start of the year. Utilizing ...

Application Security, Inc., a provider of database security, risk and compliance (SRC) solutions for the enterprise, and NEON Enterprise Software, a provider of solutions for mainframe customers, have ...

MIAMI, March 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Varonis Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRNS), the data security leader, today announced the acquisition of the next-generation database activity monitoring (DAM) ...

As Joey explains, Activity Monitor consumes a lot of resources and yields little usable data. Here are some third-party alternatives. I get to work with a lot of customers, so I get to see a lot of ...

Database Activity Monitoring (DAM) should be one of many controls Sensitive data is stored in lots of places like email systems, endpoint devices, and file servers, but most organizations store the ...

When I started my career in network management many years ago, my primary focus with file sharing and database applications was to make sure that they had enough disk space to grow. This basic level ...

[The following is excerpted from "Fundamentals of User Activity Monitoring," a new report posted this week on Dark Reading's Security Monitoring Tech Center.] Effective security programs must quickly ...

You can easily keep tabs on what's running on your Mac and get things running smoothly by using Apple's Activity Monitor. Here's how to get started. Most applications running on UNIX-based systems are ...