There is one issue with maintenance. It would also be easy to manage it with the backup and archival policies. Depending on our scope, the number of servers we are taking, or what infra we use for our database Security, we require two or more people to manage this management if we use more than three to four management servers. It is easy to integrate on any platform that Imperva supports. Imperva supports all the platforms. We can identify and provide versions based on OS configuration and database configuration.
Cyber Security Engineer at Isolutions Associates Ltd (ISOLS)
Reseller
Top 5
2024-07-19T08:53:49Z
Jul 19, 2024
The solution's data masking feature is excellent and works very well. It effectively supports compliance needs. It has improved visibility and real-time alerting, making it easier to identify and respond to malicious activity. It uses database profiling to learn normal behavior and detect anomalies. It creates a baseline for detecting unusual activities. The interface has remained the same for years, and an update would be beneficial. I rate it a nine out of ten.
I am a partner. I will recommend the solution to others. It is user-friendly. The technology is stable. If we know the system, it will really help us to secure and monitor our environment. Overall, I rate the product an eight out of ten.
Technical Director at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 10
2023-06-26T09:02:07Z
Jun 26, 2023
I would recommend considering Imperva. It's important to conduct a proof of concept (POC), include a list of potential different vendors or products, and make an informed decision. Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Learn what your peers think about Imperva SecureSphere Database Security. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: November 2024.
I am a consultant. I have been working with the previous version of the product. Right now, the latest one is the Data Security Fabric. It is very easy to use, and it helps us to discover the databases. In some cases, the shadow IP or the business areas are not reporting that they are using other databases. With the Imperva solution, I can find the other databases that are not reported to IT, and it's very easy to know where they are, where the information is, and what kind of information it is, if we are talking about the personal data or if we are talking about a financial data, et cetera. It's very easy to find the databases, and to know what kind of information is in each one of those databases. It's so helpful. It helps a lot to have a consultant as they have the knowledge and experience a company can use. Even if a solution is very easy to implement, it helps to have the knowledge and experience of partners. I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.
Tech Lead at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
2022-10-05T15:00:56Z
Oct 5, 2022
We're customers and end-users. We are using the latest version of the solution. It's pretty good in terms of capabilities. I'd rate it eight out of ten.
My advice to others is before they go and implement a database security device, you need to know exactly what you need. You need to do the right review on your network and see what is the case study that you will need in order to protect the database in the best way. I rate Imperva SecureSphere Database Security a nine out of ten.
I would recommend SecureSphere to other users and advise making a dedicated team available to work on the solution and configure the correct set of policies so they can get value for their money. I'd give SecureSphere a rating of eight out of ten.
We are partners. I'd recommend the solution. If a company has a plan for the Imperva DAM solution, it can, while still not using the Imperva WAF solution. The WAF solution is also good. We can use the WAF as well as DAM. We have a box, a gateway, or management that is used for both cases. If an organization wants to do both the cases like I have a database, I have a web server, I want to secure both the infrastructures, I know I can strictly go for the Imperva, and Imperva will give management of two gateways for two different solutions, and that's it. It can be a complete package. I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.
It is very straightforward. It is probably the best solution out there in terms of data security. About 90% to 95% of the banks in Nigeria use Imperva. When you have such a success story in Nigeria, Ghana, and of course, many other African countries, you can be sure that you are getting a very good solution. I would rate it a nine out of 10.
Senior Database Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
2021-11-29T17:19:38Z
Nov 29, 2021
It is a fantastic solution. It is very good, but the only issue is that if you don't have enough money, you cannot use this solution. I would rate it an eight out of 10 for now. After exploring it more, I might rate it higher.
Deputy Director/IT Infrastructure & Security at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
2021-01-06T21:43:20Z
Jan 6, 2021
We may or may not continue using this product in the future, and I may recommend it to others, depending on their environment. I would rate this solution a six out of ten.
Chairman & CEO at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Real User
2020-11-04T18:31:52Z
Nov 4, 2020
I would advise others to use a professional service to certify for the latest implementations. I would rate Imperva SecureSphere Database Security a nine out of ten.
I would highly recommend this solution. It's a very expensive solution, but if you have the budget for it, I would definitely recommend Imperva Database Security. On a scale from one to ten, I would give Imperva Database Security a rating of nine.
Cyber Security Engineer at Isolutions Associates Ltd (ISOLS)
Real User
2020-10-06T06:57:41Z
Oct 6, 2020
I would definitely recommend Imperva. I swear on it and try to pitch Imperva every time. I know its abilities, I know what you're going to get. I know how user friendly it is. It's easy to create policies. Reports are very okay. It's got various compatibilities, desk deployment, so Imperva is what I would recommend. I would rate this solution a nine out of 10.
Technical Account Manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Reseller
2020-09-21T06:33:16Z
Sep 21, 2020
Imperva Security Sphere is something that I recommend any day, anytime because they are very much focused on security as a passion. So you find it has tons of capacity for scalability. It is focused on security. Even the solution's usability is very good. On a scale from one to ten (where one is the worst and ten is the best), I would rate this product as a nine scored out of ten possible points. Features that I would like to see to make it to ten-out-of-ten means that they will need to add a few things. First, they need to onboard database encryption features. Then they need to add some of the other features which they do not have that other competitors already have. They can do more to offer a broader range of features and be more feature-rich.
Core Banking Application Support at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2020-08-16T08:00:16Z
Aug 16, 2020
The solution is okay, however, there is a lot to be improved upon. For that reason, I'd rate them five out of ten overall. It's not a bad tool. It's a good tool. I tend to recommend it to others, however, if you're a small company, it may not make sense due to the fact that it is quite expensive.
Information Security Analyst at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
2020-06-28T08:51:00Z
Jun 28, 2020
I would recommend including the entire team on the initial implementation because it's something that's not easy to pass along down the road. There's a lot to understand initially, and to upkeep it you have to know all that information. I would rate this solution a seven out of 10.
Security Consultant and Cybersecurity Support at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
2019-08-29T08:54:00Z
Aug 29, 2019
Identify the proper use cases, then implement it. Resource overhead management is a good option. The OS chain option provides the real user behind the DB application user.
Imperva is a good product if you look at its core functionality and the way it's built. It's a newer product and very consistent. Oracle has been around a long time and may suffer from that legacy a little. If clients want a product which covers all database management systems, then Imperva can work out of the box. Ideally, you can deploy within a day or two of signing a contract. Implementation time with Imperva is much shorter than with Oracle. I think I would rate Imperva a nine out of ten, despite the occasional performance issues. It delivers on the core functionality. If it's running well you are assured you will get the value out of it in terms of the security assurance.
Senior IT Security Specialist at National Water Company
Real User
2019-06-11T11:10:00Z
Jun 11, 2019
I would give Imperva an eight out of ten as a solution. It meets our requirements equally to what we got from IBM Guardium which we went with based on little more than their name. In a later review, we considered Imperva and realized that both products had almost the same features. If the same functionality is provided by both, it is hard to justify the more expensive product. Now we will save the extra money. At that time, the administrator was not comfortable with the change to Imperva but we provided official training from Imperva. He had experience with other solutions for database auditing systems, so he was able to make the adjustment. We are working with the minimal license so currently, the resources are lower compared to our IBM Guardium license. Even with a shortage of resources, everything is equal to the IBM Guadium solution and we can correct that resource shortage while still saving money. The main thing is defining the actual requirements. If a solution complies with the requirements there's no need to spend extra money for the brand names.
Imperva is a product leader in this line, and it is very good. In fact, I have experience with other products, and I would say that this solution is best-in-class. If we had support then this solution would be perfect. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
My advice to anybody who is implementing this solution is to get the right people on board, and with that, there shouldn't be any problem. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
My advice for anybody implementing this solution is to know what you are doing before deploying. You need to learn the security concept of this product. You need to know what you want to protect, and then learn how to protect it. You cannot just deploy this solution and leave it like that. You need to know how to maintain this product. Things are being constantly improved in this solution, but there is no such thing as perfect. I would rate this solution eight out of ten.
There are many functions in this solution that I do not use at this time. This is a fine product, and one of the best. We needed it for DDoS protection and for Botnet protection, and all of this works fine. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
Program Manager at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 20
2019-02-12T10:09:00Z
Feb 12, 2019
My advice is to go to IT CentralStation and download the report on database security tools. In general, it's all about the policies that you put into the tool to get the output. The tool itself is pretty smart. As someone who is designing the policies or the outputs or the queries, it is like putting a query into a SQL database to get the results. The better or more optimized the query is, the better output you will receive, and so it goes with this solution. When selecting a vendor, pricing, of course, is the most important thing to look at. Then, you look at the scalability options, at how good the tool is, that it suffices your functionality requirements, and that it provides interoperability. I rate Imperva at eight out of ten across the various areas that I just mentioned, be it interoperability, scalability, cost, or ease of installation and setup. Measuring it on each of these aspects is how I came up with my rating.
Imperva SecureSphere Database Security:
Audits all access to sensitive data.
Alerts or blocks database attacks and unauthorized activities, in real time.
Detects and virtually patches database vulnerabilities.
Identifies excessive user rights and dormant users, and enables a complete rights review cycle.
Accelerates incident response and forensics investigations with advanced analytics.
There is one issue with maintenance. It would also be easy to manage it with the backup and archival policies. Depending on our scope, the number of servers we are taking, or what infra we use for our database Security, we require two or more people to manage this management if we use more than three to four management servers. It is easy to integrate on any platform that Imperva supports. Imperva supports all the platforms. We can identify and provide versions based on OS configuration and database configuration.
The solution's data masking feature is excellent and works very well. It effectively supports compliance needs. It has improved visibility and real-time alerting, making it easier to identify and respond to malicious activity. It uses database profiling to learn normal behavior and detect anomalies. It creates a baseline for detecting unusual activities. The interface has remained the same for years, and an update would be beneficial. I rate it a nine out of ten.
I am a partner. I will recommend the solution to others. It is user-friendly. The technology is stable. If we know the system, it will really help us to secure and monitor our environment. Overall, I rate the product an eight out of ten.
I rate the product an eight out of ten.
I would recommend considering Imperva. It's important to conduct a proof of concept (POC), include a list of potential different vendors or products, and make an informed decision. Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten.
I would not recommend the product to small and medium businesses. Overall, I rate the tool a seven out of ten.
Staff need training prior to using this product. I rate this solution nine out of 10.
I rate Imperva nine out of 10. Many companies claim to understand database security, but they cannot compare to Imperva.
I rate Imperva SecureSphere Database Security a nine out of ten.
I am a consultant. I have been working with the previous version of the product. Right now, the latest one is the Data Security Fabric. It is very easy to use, and it helps us to discover the databases. In some cases, the shadow IP or the business areas are not reporting that they are using other databases. With the Imperva solution, I can find the other databases that are not reported to IT, and it's very easy to know where they are, where the information is, and what kind of information it is, if we are talking about the personal data or if we are talking about a financial data, et cetera. It's very easy to find the databases, and to know what kind of information is in each one of those databases. It's so helpful. It helps a lot to have a consultant as they have the knowledge and experience a company can use. Even if a solution is very easy to implement, it helps to have the knowledge and experience of partners. I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.
We're customers and end-users. We are using the latest version of the solution. It's pretty good in terms of capabilities. I'd rate it eight out of ten.
My advice to others is before they go and implement a database security device, you need to know exactly what you need. You need to do the right review on your network and see what is the case study that you will need in order to protect the database in the best way. I rate Imperva SecureSphere Database Security a nine out of ten.
I would recommend SecureSphere to other users and advise making a dedicated team available to work on the solution and configure the correct set of policies so they can get value for their money. I'd give SecureSphere a rating of eight out of ten.
We are partners. I'd recommend the solution. If a company has a plan for the Imperva DAM solution, it can, while still not using the Imperva WAF solution. The WAF solution is also good. We can use the WAF as well as DAM. We have a box, a gateway, or management that is used for both cases. If an organization wants to do both the cases like I have a database, I have a web server, I want to secure both the infrastructures, I know I can strictly go for the Imperva, and Imperva will give management of two gateways for two different solutions, and that's it. It can be a complete package. I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.
It is very straightforward. It is probably the best solution out there in terms of data security. About 90% to 95% of the banks in Nigeria use Imperva. When you have such a success story in Nigeria, Ghana, and of course, many other African countries, you can be sure that you are getting a very good solution. I would rate it a nine out of 10.
It is a fantastic solution. It is very good, but the only issue is that if you don't have enough money, you cannot use this solution. I would rate it an eight out of 10 for now. After exploring it more, I might rate it higher.
I'm a customer and an end-user. I'd recommend the solution to others. It's a very solid product. I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten.
I rate Imperva SecureSphere Database Security a nine out of ten.
We may or may not continue using this product in the future, and I may recommend it to others, depending on their environment. I would rate this solution a six out of ten.
I would advise others to use a professional service to certify for the latest implementations. I would rate Imperva SecureSphere Database Security a nine out of ten.
I would highly recommend this solution. It's a very expensive solution, but if you have the budget for it, I would definitely recommend Imperva Database Security. On a scale from one to ten, I would give Imperva Database Security a rating of nine.
I would definitely recommend Imperva. I swear on it and try to pitch Imperva every time. I know its abilities, I know what you're going to get. I know how user friendly it is. It's easy to create policies. Reports are very okay. It's got various compatibilities, desk deployment, so Imperva is what I would recommend. I would rate this solution a nine out of 10.
I would recommend this solution. I would rate Imperva SecureSphere Database Security a nine out of ten.
Imperva Security Sphere is something that I recommend any day, anytime because they are very much focused on security as a passion. So you find it has tons of capacity for scalability. It is focused on security. Even the solution's usability is very good. On a scale from one to ten (where one is the worst and ten is the best), I would rate this product as a nine scored out of ten possible points. Features that I would like to see to make it to ten-out-of-ten means that they will need to add a few things. First, they need to onboard database encryption features. Then they need to add some of the other features which they do not have that other competitors already have. They can do more to offer a broader range of features and be more feature-rich.
The solution is okay, however, there is a lot to be improved upon. For that reason, I'd rate them five out of ten overall. It's not a bad tool. It's a good tool. I tend to recommend it to others, however, if you're a small company, it may not make sense due to the fact that it is quite expensive.
I would recommend including the entire team on the initial implementation because it's something that's not easy to pass along down the road. There's a lot to understand initially, and to upkeep it you have to know all that information. I would rate this solution a seven out of 10.
Identify the proper use cases, then implement it. Resource overhead management is a good option. The OS chain option provides the real user behind the DB application user.
Imperva is a good product if you look at its core functionality and the way it's built. It's a newer product and very consistent. Oracle has been around a long time and may suffer from that legacy a little. If clients want a product which covers all database management systems, then Imperva can work out of the box. Ideally, you can deploy within a day or two of signing a contract. Implementation time with Imperva is much shorter than with Oracle. I think I would rate Imperva a nine out of ten, despite the occasional performance issues. It delivers on the core functionality. If it's running well you are assured you will get the value out of it in terms of the security assurance.
I would give Imperva an eight out of ten as a solution. It meets our requirements equally to what we got from IBM Guardium which we went with based on little more than their name. In a later review, we considered Imperva and realized that both products had almost the same features. If the same functionality is provided by both, it is hard to justify the more expensive product. Now we will save the extra money. At that time, the administrator was not comfortable with the change to Imperva but we provided official training from Imperva. He had experience with other solutions for database auditing systems, so he was able to make the adjustment. We are working with the minimal license so currently, the resources are lower compared to our IBM Guardium license. Even with a shortage of resources, everything is equal to the IBM Guadium solution and we can correct that resource shortage while still saving money. The main thing is defining the actual requirements. If a solution complies with the requirements there's no need to spend extra money for the brand names.
Imperva is a product leader in this line, and it is very good. In fact, I have experience with other products, and I would say that this solution is best-in-class. If we had support then this solution would be perfect. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
My advice to anybody who is implementing this solution is to get the right people on board, and with that, there shouldn't be any problem. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
My advice for anybody implementing this solution is to know what you are doing before deploying. You need to learn the security concept of this product. You need to know what you want to protect, and then learn how to protect it. You cannot just deploy this solution and leave it like that. You need to know how to maintain this product. Things are being constantly improved in this solution, but there is no such thing as perfect. I would rate this solution eight out of ten.
There are many functions in this solution that I do not use at this time. This is a fine product, and one of the best. We needed it for DDoS protection and for Botnet protection, and all of this works fine. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
My advice is to do a POC before implementing this solution. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
My advice is to go to IT CentralStation and download the report on database security tools. In general, it's all about the policies that you put into the tool to get the output. The tool itself is pretty smart. As someone who is designing the policies or the outputs or the queries, it is like putting a query into a SQL database to get the results. The better or more optimized the query is, the better output you will receive, and so it goes with this solution. When selecting a vendor, pricing, of course, is the most important thing to look at. Then, you look at the scalability options, at how good the tool is, that it suffices your functionality requirements, and that it provides interoperability. I rate Imperva at eight out of ten across the various areas that I just mentioned, be it interoperability, scalability, cost, or ease of installation and setup. Measuring it on each of these aspects is how I came up with my rating.