Software AG understands many testing teams want to avoid installing a heavy infrastructure to mask or obfuscate copies of production data. Some organizations just need a simple solution with a competitive price tag. With this is in mind we have added Simple Data Masking™ to complement our fully functional Fast Data Masking ™ solution. Simple Data Masking™ is a completely separate stand-alone software solution that is low cost, simple to administer, incredibly easy to learn and fast.
The clue is in the name - Simple Data Masking™ is simple-to-use, whilst offering a fast, robust and repeatable method to securing sensitive data. With Simple Data Masking™, you can create and store your masking definitions in spread sheets, and quickly add your own custom masking rules for all database types using just one tool. Within minutes you will be using high-quality, meaningful data that meets full regulatory.
Data masking (also known as de-identification, de-sensitization, obfuscation, scrambling or anonymization) is the process of masking sensitive or personally identifiable information (PII) to ensure that it is secure for use in non-production environments. In recent years, the use of masked data in non-production has become the standard best practice, demanded by several pieces of national and international legislation, including: HIPAA and GLBA (USA), the PCI-DSS and the EU Data Protection Directive.
Failure to comply with these industry regulations has resulted in organizations suffering severe financial penalties, as well damaging their brand reputation and relationships.
Simple Data Masking™ is suitable for organizations who need to obfuscate or mask data for testing, quickly and simply, across multiple small and medium-sized projects.
Enterprise Data Masking™, our enterprise-wide data masking solution, offers a more sophisticated data masking solution for more complicated IT infrastructures. Enterprise Data Masking™, which is powered by our complete test data management suite, Datamaker™, offers a more holistic solution for organizations with large data masking projects, or who wish to undertake intelligent, best practice techniques for masking.
Simple Data Masking™ provides, in one simple-to-use data masking engine, all of the tools needed to uncover, and then de-identify, scramble and obfuscate your test data.
Current industry regulations and guidelines demand that all data is masked, or deidentified, for use in non-production environments. Non-compliance with standards like HIPAA, the PCI DSS and the EU Data Protection Directive can, and has, resulted in large fines, damage to brand reputation and loss of customer trust, due to data breaches.
