
Security +
Compliance
In a modern data ecosystem, security cannot be a layer added at the end of a project; it must be intrinsic to the architecture (Security by Design). Ensuring integrity, confidentiality, and regulatory compliance is what allows a company to innovate without exposing its most valuable assets to catastrophic risks.

Data Encryption And Masking Configuration

Database Access and Activity Auditing

Security Policies Implementation for Regulatory Compliance

Protection Against Internal And External Threats

Compliance Consulting

Data Security Training


How it works
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Access Governance and Isolation (The Heart of Security)
- Database Vault and Label Security: Restricts access for privileged users (such as DBAs) to sensitive business data, eliminating conflicts of interest.
- SQL Firewall: Blocks malicious commands and SQL Injection attacks in real time, allowing only authorized traffic.
- Granular Controls: Implements access policies based on information sensitivity, ensuring that “least privilege” is rigorously applied.
2
Data Protection and Encryption (Defending the Asset)
- Transparent Data Encryption (TDE): Protects data at rest (columns and tablespaces), essential for compliance with GDPR.
- Data Masking and Redaction: Hides sensitive information in test and production environments, minimizing the exposure of real data to developers or third parties.
- End-to-End Encryption: Ensures data integrity and privacy from the database to the application, preventing interception.
3
Audit, Detection, and Monitoring (Visibility)
- Detailed Audit and Traceability: Monitors access and changes with automated reports, facilitating compliance with standards such as SOX and ISO 27001.
- Suspicious Activity Detection: Quickly identifies anomalous behavior, enabling an immediate response to incidents.
- Simplified Audits: Reduces manual effort in collecting evidence for regulators, transforming complex logs into compliance intelligence.
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Culture, Processes, and Regulatory Compliance (Sustainability)
- Regulatory-Specific Strategies: Identifies and corrects compliance gaps before they result in fines or sanctions.
- Technical Security Capacity Building: Trains teams to correctly configure encryption and auditing, reducing human error and reliance on external consultants.
- Regulatory Anticipation: Aligns internal processes to support future privacy requirements, avoiding rework and ensuring business continuity.
Tendencies
Security Certification for the AI Age
The big news at the beginning of 2026 was the achievement of critical security milestones by Oracle AI Database 26ai. This ensures that the infrastructure supporting Language Models (LLMs) and vector searches meets the most stringent government standards.
Common Criteria (ISO 15408): Oracle 26ai achieved EAL2 level certification, independently validating the robustness of the database engine against intrusions.
FIPS 140-3: Oracle completed laboratory testing for compliance with the new FIPS 140-3 cryptographic standard, surpassing the older 140-2 and preparing companies for future global cryptography regulations.
Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
Governance has evolved from “looking at one bank” to managing entire fleets. Oracle Data Safe has established itself as the command center for Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), natively integrating with on-premises and multi-cloud environments.
Redwood UI & Assessment Templates: In February 2026, Data Safe adopted a modernized interface and new risk reporting templates that aggregate vulnerabilities from the entire bank fleet into a single executive view.
Standby Audits: It is now possible to collect audit logs directly from standby banks (Active Data Guard), ensuring full traceability even in disaster scenarios.
Active Defense and Prevention with SQL Firewall
The SQL Firewall, integrated directly into the database kernel (23ai/26ai), has become the first line of defense against data exfiltration by privileged users and injection attacks.
Real-Time Blocking: Unlike external tools, the internal firewall blocks unauthorized commands before they are even processed, minimizing the risk of SQL Injection and application behavior deviations.
FIPS 140-3 Mode: Allows the database to operate in a mode strictly compliant with the new standards, ensuring that all communication and storage use state-of-the-art algorithms.
Large-Scale Critical Patching (CPU 2026)
Maintaining compliance requires agility in patching vulnerabilities. The January 2026 Critical Patch Update (CPU) brought a record volume of patches, reinforcing the need for automation in the software lifecycle.
Remote Patches: More than 235 patches were released specifically for remotely exploitable vulnerabilities without authentication, focusing on communication packets and middleware.
Automation with Fleet Patching: The trend is towards using tools that apply these CPUs to hundreds of PDBs simultaneously with zero downtime
