RE: OT RE: How do you audit a DBA?

From: JOE TESTA <JTESTA_at_longaberger.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 11:56:51 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.00375DE6.20010823121719@fatcity.com>

But I was NOT the one who brought up "DBAing in my pajamas" ;)
joe
>>> MohanR_at_STARS-SMI.com 08/23/01 03:16PM
>>>

It's shocking to me that you would consider such a thing, Young Joseph!

;-)

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  face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----From: JOE TESTA   [mailto:JTESTA_at_longaberger.com]Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 2:23   PMTo: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-LSubject: OT   RE: How do you audit a DBA?
  DBA-cam now there's a kewl concept :)

  Then we can see what the goddess's desk looks like.
  Whether Lisa looks like Laura or not, etc.
  This has serious potential

  joe
  >>> MohanR_at_STARS-SMI.com 08/23/01 01:11PM   >>>I think i see where this thread is going. You'd better   audit change to the trigger that audits changes to the datathataudits   the DBA that you don't trust. Maybe throwing another trigger at it   will help?Maybe installing a 24x7 "DBA-cam" above his   cube?Maybe feeding him a higher grade of "DBA Food Pellets"   would    cut down on theft?Maybe regular sodium   pentathol for lunch followed by "re-interviews"    on a   weekly basis?-----Original Message-----Sent: Thursday,   August 23, 2001 12:52 PMTo: Multiple recipients of list   ORACLE-Lyou'd better audit changes to the trigger, and then   changes to SYS.AUD$otherwise the DBA could disable the trigger, make   the changes and re-enable it>From: Dave Leach   <Dave.Leach_at_claybrook.co.uk>>Reply-To:   ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L   <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>>Subject: How do you audit a   DBA?>Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 07:56:29 -0800>>Anyone who   can help,>>I've been asked if Oracle can somehow audit the DBA   ie. Raise an alert if>the DBA were to execute DML statements against   sensitive tables, this>assumes the DBA has the SYS password. I   thought this was a pretty>reasonable question but couldn't think of an   answer. My trail of though >was>maybe an email alert to a   designated member of staff sent via a trigger on>the   table.>>Any comments would be very
  appreciated.>>Dave

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