DataSunrise Audit for Amazon Athena

The Amazon Athena audit solution developed by DataSunrise provides continuous monitoring of database activity. The audit is a very important element when it comes to providing database security. Hackers can attack a database or insiders can expose data. The database audit tool doesn’t only track all events related to a database but can also notify about potentially dangerous operations. As a result, database administrators have enough time to stop attacks or unauthorized actions before they do any sufficient harm. DataSunrise Audit is a solution that helps to be compliant with the sensitive data protection regulations (e.g. GDPR, SOX, HIPAA, PCI DSS).

DataSunrise Audit for Amazon Athena: Functionality

The audit solution by DataSunrise is a simple to use but at the same time is a very effective tool that doesn’t put any additional load on database performance. The basic functions of the DataSunrise Audit tool:

• Tracking and logging of all events that happen across Amazon Athena database(s).
• Detecting suspicious activities, user passwords hacking attempts and revealing all database threats.
• Assisting in compliance with sensitive data protections regulations such as GDPR, PCI DSS, SOX and HIPAA.
• Revealing potential vulnerabilities in data storage system in order to prevent data exposure and breaches.

The DataSunrise Audit tool collects the following data:

• Basic information about each event;
• Session information: user names, logins, host names, session connection and disconnection time, etc;
• The query itself;
• The query results.

Results of audit can be stored to a built-in SQLite database or exported to external databases of several types. Logged data can be used for real-time analysis of security alerts.

The Amazon Athena data audit solution by DataSunrise is a comprehensive software you can use for automating the whole process of conducting and documenting Amazon Athena. Without any changes to architecture, downtime and expensive hardware it provides high-quality protection from both inside and outside threats. DataSunrise Amazon Athena Audit will be a valuable part of your database security system.