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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
IBM Guardium Data Protection and Vulnerability Assessment has helped me gain visibility into who, how, where, when, and in what ways sensitive data is being accessed within the organization. Usually, our sensitive data is stored in relational databases and non-relational, storage systems with unstructured sensitive data. Being able to discover vulnerabilities that could impact sensitive data has been another huge achievement. This has allowed us to understand the level of risk in accessing sensitive data. We have also been able to identify and trace all operations of database administrators and users who have access to sensitive data.
Pros
- It allows us to discover sensitive data, where it is located, and within which repository it is located.
- It allows us to have visibility and audit trails of all user interactions with sensitive data repositories in real time.
- It helps us build and deliver the required regulatory compliance reports much more quickly.
- It allows us to create policies for the separation of roles and functions within access to sensitive data.
- It allows us to investigate incidents with the help of analytics, behavioral, and artificial intelligence engines that analyze user behavior to detect variations and identify risks.
Cons
- Allow viewing user entitlement reports graphically or through dashboards.
- Allow integration with Watson.X Orchestrate and Watson.X Governance to integrate analytics on data usage, risk, and usability, possibly integrating with LLM models or AI Agents.
- It would be interesting if GDP could uncover Shadow Data as well.
Return on Investment
- IBM Guardium DP has streamlined the identification time for suspicious access to sensitive data in real time.
- IBM Guardium DP has helped the organization efficiently and quickly deliver compliance reports or reports required by internal departments in a timely and effective manner.
- IBM Guardium DP has supported the investigation and response process for incidents involving sensitive data that put the organization at risk due to a regulation or compliance standard.
Alternatives Considered
Imperva Data Security
Other Software Used
IBM Security QRadar SOAR, IBM Verify, IBM Security QRadar SIEM
