The key features and functionality of our simple data masking solution

"We are now using the Grid-Tools data masking solution on 31 fields in our database. Our replace list is nearing 1000 items, and the program is still running in under 2 hours."

Liz Neiderman, QA Manager, PowerAdvocate

What can Simple Data Masking™ do for your organization?

Ensuring the privacy and security of sensitive customer data is 100% critical in the running of your business. Not only is it expected from your customers, governing law is demanding your organization remains compliant with today's data protection regulations. Organizations with smart business models are adopting best practice techniques for protecting their sensitive information. In non-production environments, this generally includes the purchase of cutting-edge data masking software.

"Data masking" is the process of anonymizing live records so they can be used in non-production environments. Simple Data Masking™ allows organizations to de-identify sensitive records universally and flexibly.

What does Simple Data Masking™ do?

In one simple solution Simple Data Masking™ provides all the tools needed to de-identify, scramble and obfuscate your testing data.

How does Simple Data Masking™ work?

A series of intuitive and straightforward functions are included to mask and anonymize the data. The collection of functions includes:

• Seed tables
• Multi‐table column seed tables
• Hashing
• Offsetting dates
• Identify and find
• Substitution and replacements
• Credit Cards
• Phone numbers
• National ID numbers
• Random ranges
• Numeric variances
• Email addresses
• Any in-built SQL function
• Build your own functions easily

Key features:

• Easy and straightforward user interface - allowing users to define the masking function maps
• Simple to implement for small to large projects with multiple requirements
• Works for all database types
• Automatic discovery of sensitive records - find and replace
• Works against any ODBC data source
• You can mask consistently across different RDBMSs and databases
• Auditing of old and new values
• Provides multiple built-in routines to mask data
• Incredibly fast: Against SQL Server it masks 3 million rows in 5 minutes, 3 masks and 70 columns
• You can easily include your own custom masking routines
• Allows the addition of your own seed tables to ensure data looks ‘production like’
• Standard seed tables include:
  - Names: First, Last, Male, Female and ethnic variations
  - Addresses: US, UK and international
  - Company names
  - etc

Consistent masking across your databases

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