Sensitive data and personal information come in many shapes and sizes. And with so many different regulations around the globe, it’s easy to confuse one with another. These are the basics of PII and every form you’ll find it in. Let’s get into it. Understanding PII The world of sensitive data protection has its own terminology you’ll need to be … Read More
How to Avoid Uploading Sensitive PII to Microsoft Copilot
AI tools like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot can be useful time savers, but at what cost? There’s no reason you can’t get the best of both worlds—helpful AI models and secure PII. Let’s get into it. Major Copilot Concerns Estimates show that Microsoft Copilot has as many as 33 million active users. And yet, it comes with multiple security risks … Read More
Discovering Person Names in Texts Made Easy
PII Tools streamlines detecting person names with +99% accuracy, even rolling them into Person Cards® for easier export and remediation. Let’s find out how. Basics of Person Name Discovery Detecting people’s names in text is the most fundamental activity in sensitive data discovery. But there are many ways to achieve this task, some more effective than others. The main driver … Read More
How to Scan for PCI DSS Data
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
Securing Data Against AI Applications, Part II
AI Data Protector safeguards your sensitive data and company information from 3rd-party AI models. Increase efficiency AND keep your private data private!
Securing Data Against AI Applications, Part I
Use AI to discover and remediate at-risk information with an AI Data Protector. Increase security, raise efficiency, and avoid potential data disasters!
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