Category: Blogs
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TOKENIZATION VS. ENCRYPTION: HOW DATA PROTECTION METHODS WORK FOR YOU
Data security is a fundamental requirement for today’s businesses, and organizations have a plethora of choices when it comes to the types of methods and technologies they can employ to protect sensitive information. Oftentimes, the right data protection method—or combination of methods—is dependent on the type of data and use case in question. Two of…
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WHAT IS GDPR COMPLIANCE?
GDPR (The EU General Data Protection Regulation) has been a game-changer for European businesses. Where once enterprises could buy, sell, share, and store customer data with relative freedom, now every organization that operates under GDPR is subject to regulatory compliance requirements. These data protection regulations govern how businesses look after their customers’ personal information—and it…
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SCHREMS II AND HOW IT IMPACTS YOUR DATA PROTECTION EFFORTS
Becoming GDPR-compliant is a great first step. Your organisation’s responsibility, however, is to observe the international regulation changes regarding data sharing and third-party access. In today’s market, that means meeting the compliance requirements of Schrems II. Why should this matter to your organisation? And how does it impact your data protection efforts? Read on to…
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HOW TO BE GDPR COMPLIANT
GDPR compliance is a complicated task. But with the right tools, methods, and processes, you can significantly reduce the risk of incurring a fine—while giving your customers outstanding data protection. In this blog, we’ll explore how effective communication, data protection, and regular maintenance can help your business become and maintain GDPR compliance. Let’s get started.…
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WHY DATA PROTECTION FOR HEALTHCARE ANALYTICS MATTERS
How do you unleash the power of your data? You protect it. Data has the power to transform healthcare organizations. Those that work out how to unleash healthcare analytics before their competitors do gain a serious advantage in their market. According to HIMSS, organizations are already using predictive analytics to improve everything from internal operations…
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WHAT TYPES OF DATA DOES HIPAA PROTECT?
As HIPAA compliance and data teams collaborate to ensure proper compliance protocols are properly established, they must account for what PHI data is required to be protected. With the right data protection platform, data teams should be able to filter and set up rules for protecting and accessing various data types rather than locking all…
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WHAT ARE THE 5 HIPAA RULES?
Businesses that handle PHI (Protected Health Information) are governed by HIPAA (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act): a wide-ranging set of rules that help to keep individuals’ sensitive information from being disclosed. In a recent blog, we uncovered what HIPAA compliance is, and why the regulations can present significant challenges to almost any organization.…
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WHY DATA PROTECTION PLATFORMS ARE ESSENTIAL TO DATA LOSS PREVENTION
Organizations collect volumes of data, some of which are valuable as intellectual property, and some of which contain sensitive information from their customers or business partners. Organizations have both a motive and a responsibility to always protect that data, whether it is in storage, in transit, or in use. However, protecting data as it rests…
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THE EXPLAINER: FOUR WAYS DATA PRIVACY IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS
1. Data Privacy Comes from Protected Data Data breaches are all but inevitable, but that doesn’t mean hackers have to win. When organizations make a whole-hearted effort to protect personal and other critical data, the sensitive elements will be worthless in the hands of cybercriminals—in turn, making protected data private data. To effectively protect data,…
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BUILDING A SECURE INTERNAL DATA MARKETPLACE WITH PROTEGRITY AND AWS
Building a Secure Internal Data Marketplace with Protegrity and AWS As businesses increasingly look to make data part of their decision making process, many face issues when it comes to the quality, reliability, and privacy of that data. In the modern enterprise tech stack, data is often siloed and stored across a range of applications.…