Top 5 Ways Next-Generation Masking is Changing How Businesses Prevent Breach - Seguridad Mania.com - España y América Latina

Data Masking Is Changing How Businesses Prevent Data Breach With data breaches on the rise, businesses are heavily investing in solutions to safeguard sensitive data. However, businesses too often fail to secure confidential information in environments used for development, testing, training, and analytics. These so-called non-production environments can represent over 80% of the surface area of risk for breach. Data masking has emerged as the de facto standard for protecting these environments from insider and outsider threats alike. Masking replaces sensitive data with fictitious yet realistic data, preserving its value for non-production use while completely eliminating the risk of breach. Moreover, a new generation of solutions couples data masking with advanced virtualization technology to secure and deliver data -- without the slowdown caused by traditional methods. Register and discover: The key reasons why next-generation data masking reduces risk of breach How masking compares to other security approaches such as encryption Why next-generation masking is essential for businesses that must comply with HIPAA, PCI DSS, and SOX