Real World SQL and PL/SQL: Advice from the Experts

CHAPTER13

Redaction and Masking

Data security has always been at the center of attention, thanks not only to mandates by many regulations such as SOX and HIPAA, but to the security consciousness of company management not wanting to be embarrassed—or, worse, a target of a lawsuit in the case of data theft. Data security has received a more-than-usual share of attention following several recent events of data breach. Information security departments all over the world are working overtime to mitigate the threats coming from different sources. However, data security is not the responsibility of the Information Security department alone; it starts ...