Absolutely agree with you, Steve.

Starting out as a new DBA, when my mentor happened to be on vacation, I ran across a database that had been hacked, and our cyber security team wanted me to go through the logs to see when the activity occurred and to see if we could pinpoint who. In situations such as that (especially being a newbie), there's no time to purchase software, so you either have to use the tools on-hand or see if you can find a free download. I actually ended up downloading RedGate's Log Rescue... 😎