Learn To:

• Understand Oracle security solutions and how they can help address your security requirements.
• Configure strong authentication for database users using PKI and Kerberos.
• Control data access using virtual private database and Oracle Label Security.
• Analyze application privileges and reduce the attack surface using Oracle Database Vault Privilege Analysis.
• Reduce risk of data exposure using Oracle Advanced Security Data Redaction, Transparent Data Encryption and Oracle Data Masking.
• Audit activity inside the database using policy and condition based unified auditing.
• Configure network encryption to protect information in transit.
• Audit activity inside the database using policy and condition based unified auditing.
• Protect against application bypass using Oracle Database Vault Realms.

The current regulatory environment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, HIPAA, the UK Data Protection Act, and others requires better security at the database level. By investing in this course, you'll learn how to secure access to your databases and use database features that enhance data access and confidentiality. This course provides suggested Oracle solutions for common problems.

Audience:

• Database Administrators
• Network Administrator
• Security Administrators
• Security Compliance Auditors
• Support Engineer
• System Analysts

Related Training

Required Prerequisites:

• Good knowledge of Oracle Database
• Oracle Database 12c: Administration Workshop

Suggested Prerequisites:

• Administer listeners
• Create and manage users, roles, and privileges
• Perform RMAN backup and recovery
• Use Oracle Data Pump export and import

Course Objectives:

• Analyze any security risks of their organization
• Find appropriate Oracle solutions to meet the security, privacy and compliance requirements of their organization
• Find solutions to secure database access through the network
• Configure appropriate authentication for the database or enterprise users in the organization
• Control data access and integrity in their organization using the appropriate feature or option or product like privileges or Oracle Label Security
• Ensure data confidentiality using an encryption solution like Transparent Data Encryption, or Data Redaction or Oracle Data Masking
• Audit user actions using any of the auditing features like unified auditing

Course Topics:

Introduction

• Course Objectives
• Course Schedule and Appendices

Understanding Security Requirements

• Fundamental Data Security Requirements
• Security Risks
• Exploits
• Techniques to Enforce Security

Choosing Security Solutions

• Network Access Control
• Database Access Control
• Data Access Control
• Data Confidentiality
• Data Integrity
• Audit
• Compliance

Implementing Basic Database Security

• Database Security Checklist
• Reducing Administrative Effort
• Principle of Least Privilege
• Objects Protection

Securing Data on the Network

• Network Access Control
• Listener Security
• Listener Usage Control

Using Basic and Strong User Authentication

• Basic Authentication
• Strong Authentication
• Database Link Passwords Protection

Configuring Global User Authentication

• About Enterprise User Management (EUS)
• EUS and Oracle Internet Directory Integration

Using Proxy Authentication

• Security Challenges of Three-Tier Computing
• Proxy Authentication Solutions

Using Privileges and Roles

• Separation of Duties
• Roles Management
• Managing Security for Definer's Rights and Invoker's Rights
• Managing RMAN Virtual Private Catalogs

Using Privilege Analysis

• Privilege Analysis Flow
• Privilege Analysis Implementation

Using Application Contexts

• Description of Application Context
• Application Context Implementation

Implementing Virtual Private Database

• Fine-Grained Access Control and VPD
• FGAC Policies Management
• VPD Policies Management

Implementing Oracle Label Security

• Access Control Overview
• Oracle Label Security Registration
• Oracle Label Security Policies Management

Redacting Data

• Redacting Data
• Masking Policies Implementation
• Using Oracle Data Masking
• Overview
• Data Masking Definition Implementation
• Data Masking Process

Using Transparent Sensitive Data Protection

• TDPS Implementation
• Encryption Concepts and Solutions
• Concepts
• Solutions
• Oracle Solutions

Encrypting with DBMS_CRYPTO Package

• Usage

Using Transparent Data Encryption

• Overview
• The Master Keys and the Keystore
• Hardware Keystore
• Encryption

Database Storage Security

• RMAN and OSB Backups
• RMAN Encryption Modes
• Data Pump Export and Import of Encrypted Data

Using Unified Audit

• Auditing Overview
• Unified Audit Management
• Specific Audit Situations

Using Fine-Grained Audit

• Comparison with Unified Auditing
• Overview
• FGA Implementation