In recent decades, data security has become a critical issue due to the potential for misuse during transmission. Constant data breaches have increased the demand for data protection worldwide. Therefore, it is essential to protect the data and develop an effective plan to do so. With the growing volume of personal data, increasing data breaches, and rising customer expectations, companies need to automate and optimize the protection of sensitive and personal data. With stricter privacy laws and increased scrutiny, non-compliance with these laws or data breaches can save organizations money. Developing privacy and security policies is just as important as integrating communications and compliance into a comprehensive security solution.
To protect the extended data environment, advanced data security solutions should be used to identify, classify, and monitor data access and traffic. Data owners and their identities must be mapped, risks associated with sensitive data must be assessed and continuously monitored, security controls must be applied automatically, and the status of data protection measures must be communicated. PowerCenter and data governance provide proactive and intelligent threat monitoring for sensitive data, prioritize investments, and protect sensitive data with a variety of security measures that safeguard sensitive data and ensure compliance.
How PowerCenter Security Protects Your Data
Access Control
Administrators can control who can access and modify data by defining roles and permissions in PowerCenter. This also makes it easy to integrate user authentication with other authentication systems such as Kerberos, Active Directory, and LDAP.
Using Encryption
PowerCenter supports encryption of data in transit and at rest. PowerCenter can encrypt data at rest using external encryption tools, and SSL/TLS encryption protects data in transit.
Data Coverage
With PowerCenter’s data masking feature, personal information can be hidden or replaced with false information while maintaining structure and presentation. This ensures that unauthorized users cannot see sensitive data.
Logging And Monitoring
PowerCenter provides logs and audit trails of user activity, data access, and changes. This helps organizations track and identify suspicious activity and comply with legal obligations.
Compliance With Laws and Regulations
PowerCenter offers features such as data encryption, access restrictions, and audit logs for HIPAA, GDPR, and SOX compliance. Organizations can use PowerCenter to ensure compliance with these regulations and avoid costly fines.
Pros And Cons of Data Protection in PowerCenter
Data protection in PowerCenter has both advantages and disadvantages. It can create additional complexity, performance costs, and data quality issues, but it can also help protect sensitive data, ensure compliance, and provide audit and monitoring capabilities. Companies should carefully weigh the pros and cons when implementing data protection in PowerCenter.
Benefits
Personal Information Protection
PowerCenter data security protects sensitive information from theft, destruction, and unauthorized access. This helps ensure data availability, confidentiality, and integrity.
Monitoring And Control
PowerCenter’s auditing and monitoring features enable organizations to track user activity and identify suspicious behavior. This helps organizations identify security risks and prevent data breaches.
Role-Based Access Control
Role-based access control offered by PowerCenter allows organizations to restrict user access to specific functions and information. This reduces the likelihood of unauthorized access to personal information.
Scalability
Large organizations with complex data integration requirements can take advantage of the scalability of PowerCenter’s data protection features. This allows organizations to manage their data integration infrastructure better.
Limitations
Level Of Complexity
Implementing and managing data protection features in PowerCenter can be complex and requires a certain level of expertise. This can result in increased implementation and maintenance costs.
Increased Performance
Data integration performance can be affected by overload caused by PowerCenter data security mechanisms. Additional resources may be required to maintain acceptable performance levels.
Data Quality
Data integration accuracy and integrity may be affected by data quality issues that PowerCentre’s data security mechanisms cannot resolve.
Integration with third-party solutions: PowerCenter data protection features may not integrate with third-party applications and solutions. This can complicate data management and integration.
Summary
PowerCenter Security offers comprehensive tools for information protection and compliance. Access restriction, encryption, data masking, auditing, logging, SOX, GDPR, and HIPAA compliance are just a few.
If you have more questions than answers and your company need an internal compliance officer, hire an Infometica PowerCenter solutions specialist who understands the regulatory requirements applicable to your business.
