ABSTRACT
Database activity monitoring (DAM) is a technology for monitoring and analyzing database activity that operates independently of the database and does not rely on any form of native auditing. Database activity monitoring and prevention (DAMP) is an extension to DAM that also prevents activities from happening even if these activities are allowed according to privileges defi ned in the database. DAMP preserves the most important characteristic of DAM-the independence from the database management system (DBMS).
