Data protection in the cloud: with the data masking of PII in file storage such as S3, Azure BLOB and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The personal data contained therein is found first and masked via an API call.
The popularity of cloud storage: As more and more data processing moves to the cloud, so does storage. This is only logical, because cloud systems need to be close to the data in order to be efficient, just as the data on the local computers should be stored on or nearby for faster processing.
Data storage in the cloud is convenient
One reason why data storage in the cloud is so popular is that purchasing and maintaining storage devices on site is a headache. Cloud providers allow companies of all sizes to store data outside of the company, regardless of whether that data is connected to other cloud services or applications or not.
Encryption of cloud storage: The providers of cloud storage services usually offer two forms of encryption, during transmission (dynamic) or at rest (static).
Important security issues
Does the protection offered by cloud storage service providers guarantee that your sensitive data will not be exposed? Even with encryption in transit and at rest, there are still ways for criminals to access your sensitive data stored in the cloud. According to Cypress Data Defense, the most common security risks in the cloud include unauthorized access through improper access controls and misuse of employee data.”
Inappropriate actions and behaviors by corporate employees are a risk to be considered in any industry. It's pretty easy to understand that an attacker coming from within doesn't have to worry about security when accessing data in the cloud.
Fast and secure data masking
IRI DarkShield is a data masking tool for finding and de-identifying sensitive data in semi-structured and unstructured files and databases. DarkShield is one of the three core data masking products in the IRI Data Protector Suite that can leverage graphical data classification, search and masking job design models in the Eclipse-based IRI Workbench IDE.
To find and protect sensitive data in a variety of sources, the DarkShield APIs use specified search matches and masking rules that follow business rules.
Amazon S3, Google Cloud, MS Azure and the DarkShield Files API
There are several competitors in the cloud market for the storage of files, commonly known as BLOBs (Binary Large Object Blocks). The focus of this article is on the three most popular cloud storage service providers: Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, and Microsoft Azure Storage, and how the DarkShield-Files API can be used with these public silos.
Previously, IRI DarkShield could only find and mask PII in local file systems. However, with the latest version, DarkShield users can now add another important, targeted layer of data protection to the standard security measures provided by cloud storage providers. This article demonstrates how the DarkShield-Files API can access, search, and mask PII BLOBs in the cloud.
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