System and methods for database active monitoring are disclosed. In one embodiment, in an information processing device comprising at least one computer processor, a method for database activity monitoring may include: (1) a database monitor monitoring data from a database system and a user session with the database system; (2) the database monitor comparing the monitored data to at least one threshold; (3) the database monitor executing an automated action in response to the monitored data breaching one of the thresholds; and (4) the database monitor initiating an alert based on the breached threshold.