Finding the best test data management tools requires getting all the major features you need— but that doesn’t mean you can ignore the little ones, either. While maintaining referential integrity might not be the most exciting part of test data management,…
What is Considered Sensitive Data Under the GDPR?
There are many different kinds of personal information that a company might store in the course of creating and maintaining user accounts: names, residential addresses, payment information, government ID numbers, and more. Obviously, companies have a vested interest in keeping this…
Are There Good Open Source Tools for Sensitive Data Discovery?
Open-source tools have come into their own in the past decade, including tools for sensitive data discovery. What used to be the domain of large corporations has been democratized, and teams of passionate people can (and do) develop amazing tools. However,…
Why Open-Source Tools Might Fall Short for Test Data Management
You may have heard it said that the best things in life are free—but when it comes to Test Data Management (TDM), free is not always the best choice. For businesses, finding the right balance of value, security, stability, and performance…
Data Security Platform: Securing the Digital Perimeter
In today’s data-driven world, organizations face increasing challenges in protecting sensitive information while ensuring compliance with stringent data privacy regulations. The exponential growth of data has also led to a higher risk of unauthorized access, breaches and cyber-attacks being faced by…
Why Data Breaches Are So Costly…And So Difficult to Prevent
No one in a large organization wants to hear the news that there has been a data breach, and that the organization’s data has been compromised. But many are reluctant to spend a significant portion of their budget on appropriate preventative…
Four Best Practices for Protecting Private Data
If you’re approaching data security for the first time, or just need to revisit your approach to protecting private data, it can be hard to get started. Dealing with (sometimes very different) data privacy laws, ensuring that your company follows procedure,…
Can tools grant immunity from a looming data breach? – Rajesh speaks to Cybernews
As data is the new oil, more threat actors are looking for ways to obtain sensitive information, eager to use it for a variety of sinister purposes. Following a data leak, home users might experience identity theft while companies risk damaging…
Your Data Protection Journey Should Start with True Data Discovery
One of the key services we offer here at Mage Data is robust data discovery, and for a good reason. We have found that too many organizations try to unearth sensitive data simply through using regular expressions in their database—and they…
The 7 data security habits of highly effective CISOs
The CISO plays a critical role in identifying the security risks in an organization and creating a comprehensive security plan to mitigate those risks. But most of the time the focus is on mitigating external threats at the cost of ignoring…