{"id":5131,"date":"2019-07-19T16:33:56","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T14:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arcadsoftware.com\/dot\/?p=5131"},"modified":"2023-03-08T17:22:56","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T16:22:56","slug":"dot-anonymizer-leads-in-gdpr-compliance-with-mass-discovery-of-sensitive-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arcadsoftware.com\/dot\/resources\/press-release\/dot-anonymizer-leads-in-gdpr-compliance-with-mass-discovery-of-sensitive-data\/","title":{"rendered":"DOT Anonymizer leads in GDPR compliance with mass discovery of sensitive data"},"content":{"rendered":"

New V5.1 release of DOT Anonymizer introduces automated DBMS-agnostic discovery of sensitive data<\/strong><\/p>\n

Annecy, 7-10-2019 \u2013 <\/strong>ARCAD Software, international leader in DevOps and Modernization solutions, today announced the new V5.1 release of its data anonymization solution DOT Anonymizer, adding new \u201csensitive data detection\u201d functionality, independent of the DBMS.\u00a0\u00a0 This new release also comes with inbuilt anonymization of Salesforce data.<\/p>\n

The mass detection of sensitive data firmly positions DOT Anonymizer as a leading solution in the commencement of a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance project.<\/p>\n

Philippe Magne, ARCAD CEO, explains: \u201cMany organizations facing data protection regulations such as GDPR are unaware of where their sensitive data is located and the flow of this data through their systems.\u00a0 Preparing for GDPR requires an analysis of your data flows.\u00a0 You must identify the type of data you process, where it is stored, who is accountable, who has access and where it is shared.\u00a0 The very first step in this process is to identify precisely which of your data fields are sensitive.\u00a0 DOT Anonymizer uses a variety of techniques including regular expressions to help you produce an exhaustive list of sensitive data and then applies suitable anonymization rules automatically across all of your DBMS\u201d.<\/p>\n

The GDPR highly recommends anonymization as a data protection technique.\u00a0 Data that is irreversibly anonymized is outside the scope of the GDPR and beyond the risk of breach.\u00a0 DOT Anonymizer has the advantage of offering irreversible anonymization while preserving the usability of data for testing or analytics purposes.\u00a0 In addition, the consistency of anonymization is guaranteed between different DBMS types, maintaining data integrity so that applications can operate normally over anonymized datasets.<\/p>\n

Another design imperative with DOT Anonymizer has been ease of use.\u00a0 \u201cWith DOT Anonymizer we set out to design a solution that was independent of the underlying data model, so as to be compatible with any DBMS \u2013 Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, MongoDB, NoSQL and others, even xml, csv and flat files\u201d, explained Magne.\u00a0 \u201cThis makes DOT Anonymizer extremely flexible and easy to use.\u00a0 Our customers can manage and customize their anonymization rules for all databases in one single place\u201d, added Magne.<\/p>\n

DOT Anonymizer supports a variety of anonymization techniques such as masking, substitution, shuffling, redaction, encryption, hash, randomization, and a wide set of international data formats (date, postcode, BIC, IBAN etc.).\u00a0 Users can adopt one of the 97 data detection rules delivered out-of-the-box, or customize according to their specific data formats. The solution comes with studio and API to support a variety of use cases including:<\/p>\n