data-protection
Data Masking
The process of replacing sensitive data with realistic but fictitious data to protect it during development, testing, or analytics. Masked data maintains its format and structure while hiding the original values.
Related Terms
Data Classification
data-protectionThe process of categorizing data based on its sensitivity level and the impact of unauthorized disclosure. Common classi...
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
data-protectionA comprehensive data privacy regulation enacted by the European Union that governs how organizations collect, store, pro...
Tokenization
data-protectionThe process of replacing sensitive data with non-sensitive tokens that map back to the original data through a secure to...