IBM Guardium Vulnerability Assessment Reviews

Vendor: IBM

3.0 out of 5

4 reviews
66% willing to recommend

What is IBM Guardium Vulnerability Assessment?

IBM Guardium Vulnerability Assessment scans data infrastructures (databases, data warehouses and big data environments) to detect vulnerabilities, and suggests remedial actions. The solution identifies exposures such as missing patches, weak passwords, unauthorized changes and misconfigured privileges.

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IBM Guardium Vulnerability Assessment is the #45 ranked solution in top Vulnerability Management solutions. PeerSpot users give IBM Guardium Vulnerability Assessment an average rating of 6.0 out of 10. IBM Guardium Vulnerability Assessment is most commonly compared to Microsoft Defender for Cloud: IBM Guardium Vulnerability Assessment vs Microsoft Defender for Cloud. IBM Guardium Vulnerability Assessment is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 74% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a financial services firm, accounting for 37% of all views.

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Vulnerability Management

August 2025

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Featured IBM Guardium Vulnerability Assessment reviews

Dr. Sajid Latif

Guardium Administrator at Interactive Group

We use the analytical functionality of Guardium, but the analytical functionality is not so powerful or flexible because it does not include the application user ID. It only includes the database user ID. To identify risky users, it does not support end users, so IBM must incorporate this feature into the built-in analytical engine of the Guardium. There is only one problem I experienced while using Guardium: the internal database of the collector is MySQL, which is not so powerful or flexible. When you make a query in a MySQL database, it takes too much time to respond. IBM should replace this MySQL database with a more powerful internal database for the logging mechanism so that Guardium can collect logging data flexibly and ensure optimization. My overall experience with Guardium is good. The only problem is that IBM must replace the internal DB, MySQL, with a more powerful enterprise-level database because enterprises use it at an enterprise level, and MySQL does not support optimally.

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CTA\Owner at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

We are a full security base integration and application business. We help with implementation and deployments. I used Guardium to help with a cloud migration to check and do some validation for a client's data landscape and services so that they made sure that they were all secure in overall…

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Olufemi Adalemo

Chief Technology Officer at Leystel Nigeria Limited

The most valuable feature is that it provides a simple English recommendation on actions that you need to take once a vulnerability is discovered. It provides very clear and concise instructions on the steps that you need to take to remediate the vulnerabilities that are found. The performance is good.

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IBM Guardium Vulnerability Assessment mindshare

As of August 2025, the mindshare of IBM Guardium Vulnerability Assessment in the Vulnerability Management category stands at 0.5%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Valuable Features

Valuable features include a user-friendly interface and effective reporting with built-in reports. Integration is seamless with LDAP for multiple users. It enables quick visibility into data activity and vulnerability assessment with comparable scores. Users appreciate the actionable recommendations in clear language. It aids regulatory requirements compliance and security analytics. Guardium Insights aggregates data for analytics. The stability of the assessment feature helps identify database vulnerabilities, which are managed based on generated reports and customizable monitoring capabilities.

"The Vulnerability Assessment feature is quite stable and helps identify numerous vulnerabilities in databases."
"It helped with some of the regulatory requirements. It also helped with some of the security analytics and analysis. It was worthwhile from that perspective."
"The most valuable feature is that it provides a simple English recommendation on actions that you need to take once a vulnerability is discovered."

Room for Improvement

IBM Guardium Vulnerability Assessment needs improvement in report accuracy, policy building, and training alignment. Users find it challenging due to expensive pricing, complex setup, and limited third-party support. Its interface requires enhancement for better user-friendliness. The analytical engine lacks flexibility, missing application user ID and end-user support. The internal MySQL database causes delays and should be replaced with an enterprise-level option to enhance performance. More application availability like QRadar or SIEM is necessary.

"There is only one problem I experienced while using Guardium: the internal database of the collector is MySQL, which is not so powerful or flexible."
"It was not as easy to use. The user-friendliness of it was somewhat lower than what I was expecting. It was also lacking in terms of the ease of the setup. There should be an automatic agent for deployment."
"The interface could be improved by having sub-groups of tests, ultimately making the process of collecting tests faster."

Pricing

"One thing not advantageous for it was that it was a little bit more expensive. I would rate it one out of five in terms of pricing."

Popular Use Cases

IBM Guardium Vulnerability Assessment is utilized by service providers for enterprise clients prioritizing compliance, security, and visibility. It tests systems for vulnerabilities, aiding in cloud migrations and ensuring security throughout the data lifecycle. Providers assist with implementation, using it for activity monitoring and automating services. It supports data protection, monitoring, and catalog discovery for both on-premises and cloud data sources.

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