Announcing the General Availability of IDERA SQL Compliance Manager 6.4

by Oct 21, 2024

A new version of SQL Compliance Manager has arrived!

The leading SQL Server auditing solution in the industry has a new version available! SQL Compliance Manager empowers companies to maintain database compliance standards with ease and confidence while preparing for compliance audits. With just a single button click, SQL Compliance Manager configures SQL Servers to capture the data required for compliance with various regulatory standards such as GDPR, HIPAA, PCI, CIS, SOX, DISA/STIG, NERC, and FERPA. The captured data is securely stored in the Compliance Manager Repository, and audit reports are generated to demonstrate the resulting compliance status. Our system of flexible alerting rules allows for alerts to be generated across a broad range of significant, suspicious, or undesired activities, ensuring a proactive approach to maintaining compliance.

New Features

What are some of the new features and capabilities of SQL Compliance Manager 6.4?

The most notable feature of this latest version is the addressing of Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) implementation, which is a set of guidelines from the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to help secure software and information systems. STIGs are based on DoD policy and security controls, and are intended to help developers configure hardware and software and implement security protocols.

Here is a subset of DISA STIGs that will be part of this new release:

  • Enforcement of access restrictions
  • Records of privileged activities
  • Unsuccessful attempt to execute privileged activities
  • Starting/ending time of user access
  • Successful/unsuccessful attempts to delete privileges>
  • Unsuccessful attempts to modify privileges

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