IBM reveals data masking service
Just a few weeks after it announced plans to buy data management specialist Princeton Softech Inc., IBM has introduced a service to mask sensitive customer data so it can safely be used for application testing and quality assurance purposes.
But even though the generation of test data is one of Princeton's core strengths, IBM said that the new service is instead based on its own WebSphere business intelligence technology, with the addition of consulting services from its Global Business Services group.
It said the consultants would study the client's needs and then apply data masking algorithms to identify sensitive data and overlay it with false values that look realistic so applications using the data continue to work normally.
