{"id":1251,"date":"2012-06-25T15:59:04","date_gmt":"2012-06-25T19:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iri.com\/blog\/?p=1251"},"modified":"2026-02-02T19:51:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T00:51:14","slug":"data-risk-fieldshield-mitigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iri.com\/blog\/vldb-operations\/data-risk-fieldshield-mitigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Risk Mitigation via Data Masking"},"content":{"rendered":"

Data at Rest is Data at Risk. Mitigate the Risk through Data-Centric Security<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"DataData Risk Mitigation …\u00a0<\/em>the need for it is on the rise in the United States and around the globe. \u00a0Think of this example. \u00a0You are at home opening your mail and you have a shiny new credit card from your credit card company. There is no real information other than “your information might have been at risk, and to prevent theft, we have issued you a new card”.<\/p>\n

For the last several years, the theft of personally identifiable information (PII) has been on the rise. More than one in four Americans have had their personal information lost or stolen. \u00a0It is not only individuals who are at risk. \u00a0Since 2005, the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse has chronicled reported<\/em> breaches of client, patient, and employee data (including credit card numbers, social security numbers, birth dates, etc.), intellectual property, and other important records exposed through loss, theft, hacking, etc. This is why Data Risk Mitigation is a crucial consideration in a company’s business planning efforts.<\/p>\n

Consider the following cases (one out of MANY per year) where data has been compromised, and how they might relate to you or your company:<\/p>\n