Emad Al-Mousa finds a way around:
Adversaries continuously exploit every available vector to exfiltrate sensitive data while evading detection. This risk is magnified because critical threats originate from both external cybercriminals and trusted insiders.
To counter this, robust database auditing acts as a foundational line of defense, enforcing tailored policies that align with corporate security and compliance mandates. By streaming these granular audit logs directly to a SIEM solution, Security Operations Center (SOC) analysts gain real-time visibility to spot anomalous queries and unauthorized modifications. Furthermore, these logs serve as an immutable evidentiary trail for post-incident forensics. Ensuring that the database security and logging engine functions reliably is therefore non-negotiable for enterprise risk mitigation, rapid incident response, and regulatory compliance.
The quick idea is that you can view database histogram data without tripping audit logs, and those histograms might contain some amount of the sensitive data that you don’t want people to see.