New solution secures and masks sensitive data for Amazon RDS databases
Securing data and making sure that it's stored in compliance with regulatory standards is a key task for all businesses, but it relies on knowing where the information is stored in the first place.
That isn't always as easy as it sounds but a new solution from database security specialist GreenSQL allows enterprises to easily identify all sensitive and regulated data fields across their Amazon Relational Database Service databases.
The software scans RDS databases to automatically identify sensitive fields, providing rapid implementation of regulation compliance, reporting and auditing, enabling data masking policies and enforcing role-based access to data.
"Without touching the database or applications, organizations are now able to instantly discover and protect their most sensitive data and achieve regulatory compliance," says Amir Sadeh, CEO of GreenSQL. "Users of Amazon RDS are now able to use one-click activation of polices for database monitoring, enforcement of duties and data-masking for every sensitive data field in their organization’s databases".
The company has also launched Dynamic Data Masking to allow users and applications to fulfill their job functions without ever gaining access to sensitive data fields. This makes for easier, faster and cheaper regulatory compliance as it hides data from unauthorized persons without making changes to databases or applications. As the data is never exposed to unauthorized employees or applications this reduces the risk of theft or abuse of information.
The solution is policy-driven, meaning that data masking policies can be defined by data table column, user or user role, client IP address and/or client application. Based on these policies, protected data fields are masked or randomized in real-time using a context-relevant template, allowing users and applications to function normally.
"GreenSQL’s out-of-the-box solution enables enterprises to easily identify and mask all sensitive and regulated data fields in their RDS databases," says Sadeh. "Without touching the database or applications, organizations are now able to instantly protect their most sensitive data and achieve regulatory compliance, among other benefits".
Both solutions are being launched at the AWS re:Invent conference this week, for more information visit the GreenSQL website.
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