As every GRC team member knows all too well, manually sifting through the company’s seemingly infinite TB of stored data is a full-time job (or a waste of time). But now, with advances in AI-driven data discovery, what does the day of an average PII Tools user actually like? Streamlining Data Discovery The day-to-day mission of any GRC team (Governance, … Read More
The AI Revolution in Personal Data Discovery and Protection
Did somebody say AI? The world is currently experiencing a revolution of new and (slightly) worrying technology. With different implications in every field, how are personal data discovery and protection currently evolving? The Revolution Is Now Artificial intelligence, machine learning, ChatGPT, Stable Diffusion… good luck even spending five minutes online without being bombarded by these topics on every podcast, article, … Read More
Take Control of Your Personal Data in 2023
No matter where you go online, every company tries to get its hands on your personal data. Facebook, Google, Netflix, your bank, university, pharmacy, real estate agency… everybody. 2023 is the year to regain control of your private data, so let’s explore three ways how you can do it. The New Commodity By now, we’re all too familiar with FAANG … Read More
Top Changes to Data Privacy in 2023
2023 is already flipping data privacy on its head. Initially started by the GDPR, this trend is well on its way to taking over the globe. So, what changings to data privacy should YOU be on the lookout for this year? Taking the World by Storm Experts have estimated that a whopping 65% of the world’s population has its personal … Read More
Do They Even Matter?—The 3 Largest GDPR Fines To Date
For years now, the GDPR has been criticized for offering more bark than bite. As the fines stand, many mega-companies like Amazon and Google are simply getting away without a scratch. All this has left us wondering, what are the 3 biggest GDPR fines so far, and do any of them actually matter? Knowing the GDPR Before we get to … Read More
Scanning Office 365 for sensitive PII information
Discover personal & sensitive data inside Office 365 accounts and remediate it. This includes both structured and unstructured data in Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft Exchange Online, and Sharepoint Online. What does “support Office 365” mean? With PII Tools, you directly find, review, and remediate personal and sensitive information in documents, emails, and tables shared within your company’s Office 365 accounts. No … Read More
How to Identify Personal Data in the 21st Century
Personal data comes in many shapes and sizes. As business owners, company employees, and internet consumers, it’s our job to know what personal data is and how to locate and protect it. But now that the new millennium is well on its way, is there any new technology out there that can help? Where to Get Started? Step one is … Read More
Learning the Difference Between Data Privacy and Data Security
Companies often believe that by securing their sensitive data, they automatically comply with the requirements of various data privacy regulations (GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA, etc.). Unfortunately, this is not the case. Let’s take a look at these two terms to understand the difference and make sure you adhere to both. It’s a bad habit to treat data security and data privacy … Read More
What Are Sensitive Data Discovery Tools and How Do They Work?
With technology progressing and changing every day, it can sometimes be difficult to keep up with the times. As a business, however, falling behind can mean letting important (and legally binding) information fall through the cracks, disappointing customers and losing the trust of business partners. This is where sensitive data discovery tools come into play. But what exactly are they … Read More
Detect person names in text: Part 2 (Technical)
In Detect Person Names in Text: Part 1 (Results), we benchmarked our new named entity recognizer (NER) against popular open source alternatives, such as Stanford NER, Stanza and SpaCy. Today we dig a little deeper into the NER architecture and technical details. First, recall our main NER objectives. In short, we require our NER to be practical, rather than just … Read More
