Top 10 Reasons to Implement Data Auditing with Lumigent^® Audit DB™:

1. Detect unauthorized access to sensitive data
   With its innovative and unique architecture Audit DB captures all access and use of sensitive data regardless of access method, application, or use of encryption.
   
   
2. Monitor privileged users
   Audit DB is the only solution that can capture activity from the source – at the data-level™. As a result, it can tell you – without a doubt – if privileged users (DBAs and others with direct access to data) have intentionally or unknowingly jeopardized your data assets.
   
   
3. Give auditors evidence of control over information assets
   Audit DB supports audit requirements for an independent evaluation of data security controls and policies. It delivers the most complete and irrefutable audit trail of information access and use, including deep data capture down to granular “before and after” details – a typical auditor requirement to support cause-and-effect resolution.
   
   
4. Ensure that controls and policies for data security are working
   Audit DB provides continuous assessment of your data environment and identifies vulnerabilities before they can be exploited. Violations are sent by alert, showing you which controls and polices are working and which have weaknesses.
   
   
5. Comply with Sarbanes-Oxley, PCI, HIPAA, 21CFR11, SB1386, Basel II, and other regulations that demand the protection and privacy of data.
   Audit DB covers a myriad of regulations that require data integrity, security, and privacy. Whether you need to prove the integrity of financial statements, protect cardholder data, ensure the accuracy of clinical trial data, or enforce doctor/patient privileges, Audit DB provides what you need to guarantee information is accurate, secure, and held private.
   
   
6. Automate tedious IT functions in support of audits; streamline compliance
   Audit DB delivers cost effective and sustainable compliance by reducing the preparation time for IT audits through the automation of reconciliation and reporting processes, allowing you to redeploy valuable resources to core IT work.
   
   
7. Implement a data-centric security strategy
   The security of your data can be threatened at any time. You may not even know what attack is next. Because of this, security efforts are required at all layers. Data auditing is crucial to comprehensive security. And because Audit DB functions “at the core” of your data assets – at the database layer – it covers a fundamental area of risk left uncovered by other approaches.
   
   
8. Customize reports based upon what individuals “need to know”
   You may be required to inform security officers or internal auditors of your organization’s abilities to monitor and enforce data security policies. Audit DB allows you to customize reports based upon what individuals need to know. You can set them to distribute automatically on a regular basis; or when needed, you can run analysis at a moment’s notice to support ad-hoc requests.
   
   
9. Receive instant alerts and granular diagnostics
   Because of its unique architecture to analyze activity from a variety of sources (via the database transaction log, network, and through native auditing techniques), Audit DB is the only solution that can deliver both instant alerts and granular diagnostics down to the “before and after” details of a transaction.
   
   
10. Deliver tangible savings
    In a study of Audit DB deployments, Audit DB delivers tangible savings that more than offsets customer investments. On average, Audit DB delivers a 103% return on investment and a payback period of less than 11 months. In addition to the direct cost savings, organizations gain major benefits in the areas of risk mitigation, brand protection, and preservation of market value.