Oracle TLS Support
To configure both JDBC and ODBC to support the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol, there are additional configuration steps that are needed when compared to this previous article. Read More
How to Mask PII in a Database
First released in 2011, the IRI FieldShield database data masking tool helps you classify, find, and de-identify personally identifiable information (PII) or other sensitive data in structured relational database (RDB) sources. Read More
The Basic FieldShield Masking Job Wizard
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
Masking PHI in HL7 EDI Files with DarkShield
IntroductionThe IRI DarkShield data masking product now includes fit-for-purpose wizards in the IRI Workbench IDE to search (classify) and mask (remediate) sensitive ”dark data” (as defined by Gartner) in many semi, unstructured, and structured file, NoSQL, and relational database (RDB) sources. Read More
SQL Server SSL Connection
Since SQL Server has changed the functionality and default behavior of their driver, this article will go over the basic ODBC and JDBC connections required for the IRI software backend (CoSort SortCL engine in Voracity) and job design front-end (IRI Workbench, respectively, to Microsoft SQL Server databases on-premise or in the cloud which use encrypted connections. Read More
Navigating DPDPA Compliance
IntroductionThe enactment of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA) 2023 on August 11, 2023, marks a significant evolution in India’s data protection landscape. This new legislation introduces stringent requirements for the management and protection of personal data and tries to balance individual rights and organizational responsibilities. Read More
Bloor Research on Data Classification in IRI Voracity
IRI Voracity is a data management platform that we have previously talked about at some length. It offers capabilities for data integration, data governance, data masking, test data management, data quality, data cleansing, data migration, and so on (and on, and on). Read More
Masking Floating PII in Database Columns
Calling DarkShield from FieldShield: Reaching the DarkShield API with a Field-Level Transformation Function
OverviewIt is now possible to use an IRI DarkShield function from within an IRI FieldShield job to find and mask one or more instances of PII floating inside the text of specified columns. Read More
DarkShield PII Discovery & Masking Charts
As you may already know, IRI DarkShield produces search annotations and masking results with every operation. These log files can contain a large volume of data, including:
metadata about the file/database source(s) what data was found as a match which matcher matched the data how the data was masked (if it was) where matches occurred within each file or database. Read More
Masking Flat Files in the FieldShield GUI
The New Data Class Map File Masking Job wizard in the IRI Workbench GUI for FieldShield creates IRI FieldShield job (.scl) scripts which, when run, will mask one or more files in one or more LAN directories. Read More
Directory Data Class Search Wizard
This article discusses the Directory Data Class Search wizard in the IRI Workbench GUI for FieldShield. This data discovery jobs built in the wizard scan directories that you select on local or networked nodes to: 1) log and chart PII it finds; and, 2) classify the data, in flat files. Read More