A flexible, end-to-end approach to assuring test data privacy

Every organization that handles personal information from its customers, suppliers, partners, and employees is responsible for protecting the privacy of that data.  Data privacy regulations, risk of information theft and corresponding litigation are pushing companies to seriously consider how they are managing their sensitive data.  Although companies may first think of protecting their production data, they also need to consider how they handle the data used for testing.  This data may be exposed as a variety of sources--in-house testing staff, consultants, partners and offshore development and support personnel--copy and use replicated sets of production data for testing.

Data privacy is not just common sense; it is good business practice.

Protecting your sensitive data is imperative, but it can be difficult for numerous reasons.  For instance, the data may be dispersed on many platforms and is very complex, no one in the organization may take ownership for the process, or you may not be able to interpret the compliance regulations. Because of these challenges, a one-size-fits-all approach cannot be used for all data privacy issues. 

Compuware understands that each company needs a customized, practical solution to address its specific challenges.  To that end, we provide the process, technology and expertise to make your data privacy project a success-regardless of if the data resides in a distributed, z/OS, or mixed environment.

Our data privacy workbench enables you to scramble, translate, generate, age, analyze and validate your test data. If you need additional help, we have the people with knowledge and experience to manage the process.

With Compuware's flexible, end-to-end approach, companies are lowering their cost of regulatory compliance and reducing the risks and liabilities associated with data privatization.

:: Webcast - Protect Yourself Against Internal Threats Webinar The threat of insider data breaches is substantial. Research indicates 70 percent of security incidents incurring actual losses occur internally, so you need a plan in place to protect your critical assets.  Learn how to reduce risk and liability associated with test data privacy and production security. :: Webcast—Protecting Sensitive Information: A Practical Solution for Test Data Privacy With all of the media buzz surrounding compliance, you know that it is critical to protect your data--in test as well as in production--but you may not know where to start. Learn about Compuware's customizable, four-step, best-practices approach to ensuring data privacy in test. :: Hurwitz and Associates White Paper Get more information on the issues surrounding data privacy requirements in the test environment as well as best practices for addressing these challenges.