Effortlessly locate every piece of credit card data and streamline your PCI DSS compliance with PII Tools. Perform in-house audits, remediate at-risk data, and avoid potential fines. This is how. Intro to PCI DSS The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS, for short) is an information security standard organized by major credit card companies (Visa, Mastercard, etc.), aimed … Read More
Step-by-Step Employee Training: PII Protection Awareness
As much as 90% of security breaches and data leaks are caused by human error. Follow these 5 Steps to hold your own employee training on PII Protection and Cyber Awareness. Introduction to PII Personally Identifiable Information, or PII, must be a household acronym for all employees. They need to be able to recognize it immediately, as well as show … Read More
Redaction
The best way to safeguard sensitive data is to keep it out of sight — and out of reach. The 3rd and final section in this 3-part mini-series explores Data Redaction and the irreversible role it plays in PII protection. Let’s get into it. What is Data Redaction? Ever see a spy movie featuring ‘classified’ files? Pages and pages of … Read More
Data Masking
The best way to safeguard sensitive data is to keep it out of sight — and out of reach. Part 2 of this 3-part mini-series explores Data Masking and the irreversible role it plays in PII protection. Let’s get into it. What is Data Masking Data masking is a non-reversible transformation process that “masks” sensitive data by partially or fully … Read More
Data De-Identification
The best way to safeguard sensitive data is to keep it out of sight — and out of reach. This 3-part mini-series explores the 3 BEST anonymization tactics for processing and storing protected information. Let’s learn how. What is Data De-Identification? The first TOP method of data anonymization is called Data De-Identification. In layman’s terms, data de-identification is the process … Read More
GDPR Compliance in 3 Easy Steps
Scan documents automatically, streamline DSAR handling, perform in-house audits, remediate at-risk data, and meet every other GDPR-specific requirement, all from the same Dashboard. GDPR & PII Tools The European Union’s GDPR shouldn’t require much of an introduction. It set the standard for private and sensitive data protection around the world. And since it applies to all EU data subjects, your … Read More
How the LGPD Affects Us All
Got clients in Brazil, or looking to take your company international? Then the LGPD applies to you, and it’s more than just another version of the GDPR. Let’s get into it. Intro to LGPD Brazil’s LGPD has been in effect since August 2020. In Portuguese, LGPD stands for “Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados”, which translates to the “Brazilian General … Read More
Elevated Sensitive Data Protection
As important as the fundamentals of PII protection are, many companies require a more enhanced solution for discovering and storing sensitive data. This is how PII Tools will take your system to the next level! Advanced Sensitive Data Protection The methods for discovering, storing, and safeguarding sensitive data and PII come in many shapes and sizes. Depending on the laws … Read More
10 Reasons YOU Should Be Using PII Tools Right Now!
There are plenty of reasons to use PII Tools Data Discovery Software, but we’ve managed to narrow them down to our TOP 10. Let’s check them out! #1 Automated Scanning for 400+ File Formats The more daily tasks you can fully automate, the more time you can focus on what actually makes your company money. And with over 400 compatible … Read More
Data protection of EU citizens jeopardized
The data protection of EU citizens under the GDPR is officially at risk as Helen Dixon, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), publicly stated that the Irish Regulator does not decide on many citizens’ complaints. The Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) has a huge responsibility on her shoulders because most of the tech giants (think Google or Facebook) have their … Read More
