Manage Security Assessments

You can refresh, copy, move, rename, or delete an assessment.

Refresh the Latest Security Assessment

  1. On the Security assessment landing page, select the Target summary tab.
  2. Next to Applied filters, select the compartment that contains your target database.
  3. (Optional) Select the Search and Filter box and set a filter to help locate your assessment.
  4. In the table, select your target database name.
  5. From the Actions menu, select Refresh now. The Refresh now panel opens.
  6. In the Save latest assessment box, accept the default name or enter a new one.
  7. Select Refresh now. The latest assessment for the target database is updated and a copy is saved to the Assessment History under the specified name.

Save a Copy of the Latest Security Assessment

You can save a copy of the latest assessment for a target database under a new name and in a different compartment.

This feature does not create a new assessment. It only saves a copy of the latest assessment. One use case for this feature may be the need to share the assessment results with other lines of business that do not have access to the assessed target's compartment.

  1. On the left navigation pane, under Security assessment, select Assessment history. The Assessment history page opens.
  2. Next to Applied filters, select the compartment that contains the assessment.
  3. (Optional) Next to Applied filters, select a time period.
  4. (Optional) Select the Search and Filter box, and apply additional filters.
  5. Select Save latest assessment as. The Save latest assessment page opens.
  6. Select your database target's compartment and name.
  7. In the Assessment name box, enter a name for the new copy of the assessment.
  8. (Optional) In the Saved assessment description box, describe the assessment.
  9. From the Saved assessment compartment drop-down list, select the compartment to which you want to save the assessment.
  10. Select Save latest assessment.

Move a Security Assessment

You can move a security assessment to another compartment as long as it’s not the latest assessment for a target database and not part of a daily schedule. Movable saved assessments appear in the Assessment history.

You cannot move the latest assessment for a target database; however, if the target database is moved to a different compartment, then the next time the latest assessment runs, the latest assessment automatically moves to the same compartment as the target database. This happens whether the latest assessment is started by a scheduled run or by selecting Refresh now.

  1. On the left navigation pane, under Security assessment, select Assessment history.
  2. Next to Applied filters, select the compartment that contains your target database.
  3. (Optional) Next to Applied filters, select a time period.
  4. (Optional) Select the Search and Filter box, and set additional filters.
  5. On the same line as the assessment that you want to move, select the three dots, and then select Move resource. The Move resource panel opens.
  6. Select the new compartment, and then select Move resource.

Rename a Security Assessment

You can change the auto-generated name of a security assessment to a name that has specific meaning for your organization. You and other users can then more easily identify security assessments.

For example, you could change the name from SA_1631303036184 to SA_main_compart4_targdb15a. It is advisable to include a segment that indicates the assessment is a security assessment, such as the SA_ prefix in the auto-generated assessment name.

  1. Open the latest security assessment or a security assessment from the Assessment history.
  2. From the Actions menu, select Edit display name. The Edit display name panel opens.
  3. Enter a new name for the assessment, and then select Update.

Delete a Security Assessment

You can delete any security assessment for a target database, except for the latest assessment.

  1. On the left navigation pane, under Security assessment, select Assessment history.
  2. Next to Applied filters, select the compartment that contains your target database and set the time period when the assessment was created.
  3. (Optional) Select the Search and Filter box, and then set additional filters to locate the assessment.
  4. In the table, select the name of the security assessment that you want to delete. The assessment opens.
  5. From the Actions menu, select Delete. A dialog box appears.
  6. Select Delete to confirm.