Data Masking/Protection
This article demonstrates the use of the “format preserving scramble” (FPS) function available in IRI Voracity data masking and test data synthesis tools . FPS obfuscates numeric and alphabetic data in a random way but preserves the format and original widths of the characters (including upper- and lower-case letters). Read More
Data Masking/Protection
The “New Masking Job…” wizard in the IRI Workbench GUI for FieldShield creates a single IRI FieldShield job (.fcl) script for masking data usually for just one source – like a flat file or table – where data classes and masking rules for multi-target consistency are not required. Read More
Data Masking/Protection
IRI Workbench users can connect to and manipulate the data in the underlying database in Salesforce using the JDBC and ODBC drivers from CData or Progress Software. Read More
Data Masking/Protection
One of the primary uses of IRI FieldShield is to encrypt and decrypt sensitive data in database or flat-file columns. FieldShield relies on a passphrase to derive a symmetrical encryption key used at encryption and decryption time. Read More
Data Masking/Protection
Usually static data masking is performed on production data at rest so it is stored safely, or when replicated to non-production environments for testing or development purposes. Read More
Data Masking/Protection
One of the biggest concerns with releasing a dataset is the risk that a potential attacker can identify the owners of particular records. Even though masking or removing unique identifiers, like names and Social Security Numbers, can reduce that risk substantially, it may still not be enough. Read More
Data Masking/Protection
This article looks at sets from an informational processing perspective; what they are; how they are constructed; and, distinct ways in which data can be drawn from sets within IRI software products using the SortCL data definition and processing program; i.e., Read More
Data Masking/Protection
Abstract: Amid the still-growing problem of data breaches, and new v3 requirements of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) in effect, it has never been more important to protect sensitive data properly. Read More
Data Masking/Protection
Data Privacy on Fire For the past 20 years or so, data breach headlines continue to capture public and legal attention. Significant data breaches are chronicled at the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse on this page. Read More
Data Masking/Protection
Submitting one’s credit card details electronically can be disconcerting (e.g., via physical scanner or internet purchase). The personally identifiable information it contains can lead to fraudulent charges, identify theft, and so on. Read More
