Data-centric security

Data-centric security is evolving rapidly as enterprises increasingly rely on digital information to run their business and big data projects become mainstream.

[8] Encryption is a proven data-centric technique to address the risk of data theft in smartphones, laptops, desktops and even servers, including the cloud.

One limitation is that encryption is not always effective once a network intrusion has occurred and cybercriminals operate with stolen valid user credentials.

PETs allow online users to protect the privacy of their personally identifiable information (PII) provided to and handled by services or applications.

Cloud computing is an evolving paradigm with tremendous momentum, but its unique aspects exacerbate security and privacy challenges.