Both static and dynamic data masking are techniques used to protect sensitive data. They transform original data into a sanitized version, ensuring that sensitive information is not exposed to those who shouldn’t have access to it.
What Customers Have to Say About PK Protect
“Data privacy is going to continue to be important. And given that we operate at a global scale, we have to stay on top of that. This is why we are making investments in technology and working with partners like PKWARE.”
Harveer Singh, Chief Data Architect & Global Head of Data, Western Union
Data Masking empowers organizations to easily enforce complex data access policies that limit the exposure of sensitive data while ensuring mission critical applications that require access to actual production data operate as designed with no impact to the end user. Sensitive data is masked in real time as it is accessed based on user roles and policies, leaving the original information at rest on the database untouched.
Data Masking Benefits for Your Data Security Posture
Static Data Masking
Dynamic Data Masking
Both static and dynamic data masking have their place in every enterprise organization’s data security posture management strategy. The choice between them often depends on the specific use case and requirements. For example, static data masking might be more suitable for creating secure test environments, while dynamic data masking might be ideal for real-time data access with role-based restrictions.
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August 13, 2023