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Data Protection

What Is Data Masking?

Definition

Data Masking is a technique that obscures specific data within a database to protect sensitive information while maintaining the data's usability for testing, development, or analytics purposes.

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Tokenization

Tokenization is a data protection technique that replaces sensitive data elements with non-sensitive placeholder tokens, while the original data is stored securely in a separate token vault with restricted access.

Data Classification

Data Classification is the process of categorizing data based on its sensitivity level and business value, enabling organizations to apply appropriate security controls, access restrictions, and handling procedures for each category.

Data Loss Prevention

Data Loss Prevention (DLP) is a set of tools and processes that ensure sensitive data is not lost, misused, or accessed by unauthorized users. DLP solutions monitor, detect, and block the unauthorized transmission of confidential information.

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Security Strategy

Data masking strategy development for test environments and analytics.

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