IBM 8G102G - IBM Security Guardium Data Protection Foundations

Course Outline

Unit 1: Guardium overview

Unit 2: Guardium architecture

Unit 3: Guardium user interfaces

Unit 4: Access management

Unit 5: Guardium groups

Unit 6: System & data management

Unit 7: Guardium discovery & vulnerability assessment

Unit 8: Policy management

Unit 9: Guardium reporting

Unit 10: Guardium alerts

Unit 11: Audit process automation

Objective

• Identify the primary functions of IBM Security Guardium Data Protection
• Apply key Guardium architecture components
• Navigate the Guardium user interface and command line interface
• Manage user access to Guardium
• Build and populate Guardium groups
• Use system settings and data management tools to manage, configure and monitor Guardium resources
• Use database discovery and the Vulnerability Assessment application to perform data security tasks
• Configure policy rules that process the information gathered from database and file servers
• Create queries and reports to examine trends and gather data
• Use Guardium alerts to monitor a data environment
• Use Guardium audit process tools to streamline the compliance process

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, make sure that you have the following skills:

• Working knowledge of SQL queries for IBM DB2 and other databases
• Working knowledge of NoSQL type databases
• Working knowledge of UNIX commands
• Ability to use a UNIX text editor such as vi
• Familiarity with data protection standards such as HIPAA, PCI, GDPR, and SOX

Audience

Database administrators, security administrators, security analysts, security technical architects, and professional services using Guardium.