Case Study: Financial Services Company achieves automated compliance and tighter database security with Fortinet FortiDB

Fortinet’s FortiDB protects critical databases

A North American financial services firm with multiple offices and online sales faced the challenge of securing high‑volume transaction systems (four critical databases handling ~500 transactions/sec and 720,000/day) built on SQL Server and Oracle. The company needed strong database security to monitor DBAs and power users, perform regular vulnerability scans, and produce COBIT‑based compliance reports for internal and external auditors.

They deployed Fortinet FortiDB, using native database auditing (no agents or network changes) to collect accurate audit data, run vulnerability assessments, lock down privileges, and create alerts for direct access via tools like SQL Server Management Studio. The result was faster, simpler security management—automated monthly scans and FortiGuard updates, real‑time monitoring and alerts for unusual activity, and automated compliance reporting that reduced audit effort and tightened access controls.