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
Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) is a major player in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) software market. The cloud-based analytic platform combines the indexing and aggregation capabilities of Splunk Enterprise with a range of fit-for-purpose features attendant to SIEM environments. Read More
Data Masking/Protection
IRI has discussed startpoint security in further detail with the Outlook Series in a segment about data masking.
This article defines what we’d like to call “startpoint security” mostly by virtue of a comparison to endpoint security. Read More
Data Masking/Protection
There are times when it is necessary to test with or share data that has elements of personally identifiable information (PII). To comply with data privacy laws and prevent a data breach, you may need to provide data that reflects, and sometimes imparts, critical information, but still protects the PII. Read More
Big Data
The Internet of Things (IoT) continues to grow at an unbelievable rate, and creates tremendous benefits and opportunities for society. With it grows the demand for products and services that control, manage, and protect the massive amounts of data streaming from all those network-connected devices. Read More
Data Masking/Protection
Editor’s Note: This article was writen in 2016. But since 2023, there are even more robust PII discovery capabilities for data in structured, semi-structured, and unstructured (RDB, NoSQL DB, file, document, and image) sources using IRI DarkShield, including Named Entity Recognition (NER) model matchers. Read More
Big Data
UPDATE: Q2’17: Included JDBC and ODBC drivers, and pending native JSON handling can make the connections faster and more seamless than the approach shown below. You can also use the Hadoop edition of IRI Voracity to mask data in HDFS directly. Read More
Data Masking/Protection
This article is third in a 3-part series on CLF and ELF web log data. We first introduced CLF and ELF web log formats, then introduced IRI solutions for processing web log data, and here we conclude by masking private data in web log files. Read More
Big Data
This article is second in a 3-part series on CLF and ELF web log data. We previously explained CLF and ELF web log formats, and now introduce IRI solutions for manipulating and using web log data. 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