Oracle puts database security controls beneath AI agents

Database security controls are moving closer to enterprise data as artificial intelligence creates new access paths around traditional application defenses. The aim is to enforce authorization regardless of which application, user or agent reaches the database.

That shift is part of Oracle Corp.’s broader security strategy to protect data at its source, speed security updates and improve resilience. It also requires organizations to look beyond encryption, according to Vipin Samar (pictured, left), senior vice president of Database Security at Oracle.

“[Databases] are the crown jewels of your company, and you’re investing all the money surrounding it. So why not really make sure that your data itself is protected, is patched, is secured?” he said. “People also think that, ‘I’ve got encryption, am I not covered?’ I tell them security is not synonymous with encryption.”

Samar spoke alongside David Knox (right), vice president of Database Security product management at Oracle, with theCUBE Research’s Dave Vellante and co-host Krista Case at Oracle’s “AI Cyberattacks Are Escalating: How to Secure Your Data Now” event, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. They discussed database security controls, application guardrails and tools for managing security across database fleets. (* Disclosure below.)