Document Masking
Protecting sensitive information is becoming increasingly important. Document masking has become an essential step in ensuring privacy and minimizing risk for organizations.
The goal is to disclose only the information in documents and records that is necessary to protect the privacy of individuals.
What is document masking?
Document masking, also known as data masking, is a process by which sensitive information in documents and records is hidden or replaced with generic or pseudonymous data.
Document masking is done to protect the privacy of individuals, reduce the risks of data leakage and comply with data protection regulations.
This includes data containing personally identifiable information (PII), such as names, addresses, identification numbers, financial data and medical information.
Benefits of document masking
- Privacy protection: by masking sensitive information, individuals’ privacy is protected from unauthorized access or misuse.
- Risk reduction: document masking reduces the risk of data leaks and security breaches by minimizing exposure of confidential information..
- Regulatory compliance: masking sensitive information helps organizations comply with data protection laws and regulations. Such as the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (AVG).
- Maintain data integrity: by masking documents, organizations maintain the integrity of their data. Instead of removing sensitive information completely, it is replaced with generic data. This preserves the structure and context of the document.
- Improved collaboration: Masking sensitive information makes it easier to share documents and collaborate with external parties, such as partners, consultants or customers. This increases the efficiency of collaborative processes without compromising privacy.
- Protection against internal threats: In addition to external threats, organizations may also face internal threats from employees who may have access to sensitive information. Document masking reduces the risk of data misuse by internal parties because even authorized personnel can only access masked data.
- Improved customer trust: When customers know that their sensitive information is securely handled and protected by document masking, it reinforces trust in the organization. A positive reputation for data protection can lead to customer loyalty and provide a competitive advantage.
- Flexibility in data use: masked data can still be useful for analytics, reporting and other business processes without compromising the privacy of individuals. Organizations can benefit from the valuable insights provided by anonymized data without having to worry about privacy issues.
Manually masking documents becomes a thing of the past with FileFactory
Is your organization still spending a lot of time manually masking sensitive data?
Then FileFactory shows that it can be done differently!
FileFactory from EntrD is an advanced software solution that helps organizations find and mask sensitive data in documents and files. With powerful algorithms, FileFactory can automatically identify and anonymize sensitive information. While preserving the usability of the document. This tool provides an efficient and accurate way to ensure privacy and maintain compliance.
Save time & money with document masking from EntrD
FileFactory saves you time and money since you no longer have to manually “blur” documents. This prevents mistakes that lead to data breaches, fines and reputational damage. The FileFactory is a SaaS solution that can be used without further training.
How to deploy FileFactory.
You can use the FileFactory both structurally and in project form. An example of a possible project could be the cleaning up of an archive, where, for example, the BSN numbers are removed. If desired, we can even carry out projects completely turn-key so that you can be completely relieved!
Curious how the FileFactory helps you save time and money?
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