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SpyAgent Keylogger: Monitoring for Your Safety
Several individuals choose to install the SpyAgent Keylogger on their computer system in order to monitor what actually takes places when they are not looking. This is a proactive task they can perform in order to create a safe environment for their friends, employees, or family. The SpyAgent Keylogger allows users to perform important tasks in order to enhance their computer system. The program is run in Stealth mode, meaning no one knows the program is actually running while they are on the computer.
The SpyAgent Keylogger is an award winning computer monitoring software that gives the operator of the computer the ability to log all keystrokes typed, windows viewed, applications ran, websites visited, passwords entered, printed documents, chat conversations, and more. SpyAgent provides a type of software that has unmatched monitoring capabilities. The advanced features are easy to use and provide the ultimate all in one monitoring program.
Some monitoring advantages SpyAgent Keylogger is capable of are monitoring keystrokes, capturing screenshots at set times, logging activities and events. This program also monitors sent and received emails, and website activities. SpyAgent Keylogger also has advanced features that block out the use of some websites and applications, as well as filters chat programs; controlling what can and cannot be sent while the program is running.
SpyAgent Keyloggers record any and all activities performed on a computer system where it is installed. Due to this key point, the SpyAgent Keylogger can be beneficial for many individuals in a variety of ways. Parents may choose to install the key logger on their computer to monitor their childrens usage. This can be a very simple way for parents to make sure their children are not giving out personal information that could cause them danger.
Companies may also find adding key loggers to a computer to be beneficial for monitoring their systems throughout a building to make sure no illegal or abusive behavior is being performed. They can also use the SpyAgent Keylogger to block websites and programs from being visited or ran while employees are working.
If someone downloads a keylogger to your computer, it is virtually unnoticeable. This program is most commonly used in cases which involve identity theft. From an intruders stand, the keylogger allows them to monitor a computer system to obtain personal information about another individual or company, social security numbers, credit card numbers, bank account information, and more. Some people find that having a keylogger on their computer against their will has caused them to lose all trust in the computer system. They find it necessarily to run a virus protector in order to eliminate further use of the keylogger. .
Effective database activity monitoring (Page 1 of 2)
There are a number of reasons for organisations to deploy Database Activity Monitoring or DAM solutions, which can range anywhere from compliance to cover overall security.
DAM is a data centre technology, which monitors how the data that is stored in core databases and file servers is being accessed; it works on analyzing access behaviour to detect data breaches, if any; and takes action accordingly to mitigate them.
Various rules and regulations, compliance laws, etc also are increasingly forcing organisations to tighten their control over sensitive data they store, and have a verifiable audit trail that can be signed off, if required, by the appropriate organisational executives.
Database Activity Monitoring Architecture
Different DAM vendors have different ways of tracking activities in a database and therefore implementation of architecture is also slightly different.
A DAM with single appliance or single server architecture provides 1-to-1 mapping of a database server with a monitoring appliance; thus it acts both as a sensor and a collector of appropriate data. DAM with this configuration is good for a small database; however, for larger databases it might not be enough effective. Then there is DAM with 2-tier architecture, consisting of a centralised management server; this server collects information from a set of remote sensors or collection points. With this architecture there is a better degree of system scalability.
DAM with hierarchical architecture builds further onto the 2-tier architecture; this system is best suited for larger organizations; these DAMs are capable of supporting a larger number of sensors and collectors, distributed across a large enterprise.
Advanced Database Activity Monitoring Techniques
The process through which all SQL traffic to a database is monitored is called Network monitoring. Network monitoring allows monitoring multiple databases simultaneously; all the commands that are sent across to databases under scrutiny, are kept track of. The activities of users that are logged directly into the server via a local console are not recorded. Performance of a database is not affected by network monitoring, as no overhead is placed over the database directly.
In remote monitoring, a SQL collector is placed on the database with administrative privileges; the native database auditing is also enabled. The collector aggregates all activity collected by the auditing tools. This type of monitoring imposes an overhead on the database as logging is enabled on the database server, causing it to work more. The advantage of remote monitoring is that all database activities are collected, including that of a user who is logged directly into the server.
One can install local agents on each database that is being monitored, but it is not necessary that they would be successful in detecting all database activity; it would depend on how these agents have been configured, and how much closer to the database they are allowed to sit.
Effective database activity monitoring (Page 1 of 2)
There are a number of reasons for organisations to deploy Database Activity Monitoring or DAM solutions, which can range anywhere from compliance to cover overall security.
DAM is a data centre technology, which monitors how the data that is stored in core databases and file servers is being accessed; it works on analyzing access behaviour to detect data breaches, if any; and takes action accordingly to mitigate them.
Various rules and regulations, compliance laws, etc also are increasingly forcing organisations to tighten their control over sensitive data they store, and have a verifiable audit trail that can be signed off, if required, by the appropriate organisational executives.
Database Activity Monitoring Architecture
Different DAM vendors have different ways of tracking activities in a database and therefore implementation of architecture is also slightly different.
A DAM with single appliance or single server architecture provides 1-to-1 mapping of a database server with a monitoring appliance; thus it acts both as a sensor and a collector of appropriate data. DAM with this configuration is good for a small database; however, for larger databases it might not be enough effective. Then there is DAM with 2-tier architecture, consisting of a centralised management server; this server collects information from a set of remote sensors or collection points. With this architecture there is a better degree of system scalability.
DAM with hierarchical architecture builds further onto the 2-tier architecture; this system is best suited for larger organizations; these DAMs are capable of supporting a larger number of sensors and collectors, distributed across a large enterprise.
Advanced Database Activity Monitoring Techniques
The process through which all SQL traffic to a database is monitored is called Network monitoring. Network monitoring allows monitoring multiple databases simultaneously; all the commands that are sent across to databases under scrutiny, are kept track of. The activities of users that are logged directly into the server via a local console are not recorded. Performance of a database is not affected by network monitoring, as no overhead is placed over the database directly.
In remote monitoring, a SQL collector is placed on the database with administrative privileges; the native database auditing is also enabled. The collector aggregates all activity collected by the auditing tools. This type of monitoring imposes an overhead on the database as logging is enabled on the database server, causing it to work more. The advantage of remote monitoring is that all database activities are collected, including that of a user who is logged directly into the server.
One can install local agents on each database that is being monitored, but it is not necessary that they would be successful in detecting all database activity; it would depend on how these agents have been configured, and how much closer to the database they are allowed to sit.