Big Data For Dummies

Chapter 19

Security and Governance for Big Data Environments

In This Chapter

Considering security requirements for big data

Governing big data

Approaching a big data ecosystem

Extending governance for big data analytics

Developing a secure big data environment

Maintaining a safe big data environment

In many areas of data management, an assumption exists that the data being leveraged for analysis and planning has been well vetted and secure. It has typically been through a data-cleansing and -profiling process so that the data can be trusted. The world of big data offers a new set of challenges and obstacles that make security and governance a challenge. Many individuals and organizations working with big data assume that they do not have to worry about security or governance. Therefore, little thought or planning is done. This all changes, however, when those big data sources become ...