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Safeguard critical, sensitive, or regulated data wherever it resides
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Overview
IBM Security Guardium Multi-Cloud Data Protection: Safeguard critical, sensitive, or regulated data wherever it resides.
A Guardium Collector can be run as a standalone instance or as part of scaled, multi-tier architecture utilizing both an Aggregator and Central Manager. An Aggregator allows for data to be consolidated and/or purged from Collectors while a Central Manager enables central administration of all Guardium instances.
Current Guardium customers can use their existing licenses.
New to Guardium? View our interactive demo: https://www.ibm.com/security/resources/guardium-data-protection-demoÂ
We recommend using IBM Security Guardium version 11.2 plus any new fix bundles from Fix Central. Older versions are made available for archival purposes and may contain bugs and/or security vulnerabilities. Security bulletins contain instructions for the security vulnerability addressed therein, and may require upgrading to a newer version. Fix bundles to update this version can be found on IBM Support Fix Central (https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/Â ). Link to IBM PSIRT Blog: https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/Â
Highlights
- Discover sensitive data, harden the environment against vulnerabilities
- Monitor user activity for data and files, providing real-time visibility and threat analytics
- Protect sensitive data using real-time alerting, dynamic masking, blocking, and quarantining
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OtherLinux 12.2
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We do not offer refunds but you can terminate the instance at any time.
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
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- Login into the CLI a. Use the access key pair associated with the instance i. In Linux run ssh -i <PEM key> cli@<instance IP> ii. In Window/Putty you will need to convert the .pem key to .ppk See https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/putty.htmlÂ
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Customer reviews
pabalelo m.
Robust Compliance Tool with Custom Report Capabilities
Reviewed on Dec 02, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I really appreciate how robust IBM Guardium Data Protection is, especially when it comes to its audit process and the mechanism available for creating custom reports. The system is particularly beneficial as it allows for the creation of views that involve different stakeholders like Business Owners and DBAs, which aids in comprehensive, multi-faceted access reviews. I also value the product's capacity to generate granular reports tailored to specific needs. This level of detail in reports is something I found lacking in McAfee, which is why I switched to IBM Guardium Data Protection.
What do you dislike about the product?
I find the regex functionality in the reports problematic, especially since Group types based on regex don't work as intended. I also encounter limitations with the reports, such as being unable to remove API functions or delete audit process reports sent to receivers. Additionally, creating groups based on Object Name is not possible, which restricts our customization capabilities. The initial setup was challenging due to the necessity of building 10 collectors and 2 aggregators, which added complexity to the process.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use IBM Guardium Data Protection for database monitoring, alerts, and ISO 27001/2 compliance. It helps with reviewing authorized and unauthorized access, offers robust auditing, and enables detailed, customizable reports for different stakeholders.
Financial Services
Very reliable mainly for compliance and regulators
Reviewed on Oct 09, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
The reliability for our investors and specialists
What do you dislike about the product?
database oveload, slow GUI and communications failures
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Protecting our environment and compliance issues
Insurance
Integration with AI
Reviewed on Oct 08, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Best application to use for secure file transfer, which has an additional integration of data protection for banking files.
What do you dislike about the product?
Online support avalibilty for troubleshooting issues.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
File transfer process via SFTP protocol which acts as an additional layer
Banking
Powerful, feature-rich data security solution
Reviewed on Oct 08, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Comprehensive, unified plattform, granular monitoring and policy enforcement
What do you dislike about the product?
High cost, expensive license, resource demands
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Database vulnerabilities management
Ammu Baby E.
Protect your data with new enhanced features
Reviewed on Oct 08, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
The customer support is excellent, and the product provides a comprehensive overview. I appreciate how both aspects contribute to a positive experience.
What do you dislike about the product?
So far, they are offering the best they can.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It is important to protect the data.