HIGH

Ensure database network access is restricted

Database access should be limited to specific IP ranges or subnets.

Security Impact

Unrestricted network access increases attack surface.

How to Remediate

Configure NSG rules to allow database access only from application subnets.

Affected Resources

OCI::Database::DbSystemOCI::Core::NetworkSecurityGroup

Compliance Frameworks

SOC 2PCI-DSSHIPAA

How TigerGate Helps

TigerGate continuously monitors your Oracle Cloud environment to detect and alert on this misconfiguration. Here's what our platform does for this specific check:

  • Continuous Scanning

    Automatically scans all Oracle Cloud Database resources across your Oracle Cloud tenancies every hour

  • Instant Alerts

    Get notified via Slack, email, or webhooks when this misconfiguration is detected

  • One-Click Remediation

    Fix this issue directly from the TigerGate dashboard with our guided remediation

  • Compliance Evidence

    Automatically collect audit evidence for SOC 2, PCI-DSS, HIPAA compliance

  • Drift Detection

    Get alerted if this configuration drifts back to an insecure state after remediation

Check Details

Check ID
oracle-database-9
Service
Oracle Cloud Database
Category
Network Security
Severity
HIGH

Automate This Check

TigerGate automatically scans your Oracle Cloud environment for this and 50+ other security checks.

Start Free Trial

Related Oracle Cloud Database Checks

View all checks
oracle-database-1high

Ensure Autonomous Database uses private endpoints

oracle-database-2high

Ensure database backups are encrypted

oracle-database-3medium

Ensure Autonomous Database has Data Guard enabled

oracle-database-4high

Ensure database audit logging is enabled

oracle-database-5high

Ensure TDE is enabled for database encryption