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Best Practices with Secoda’s Privacy & Protection Tool

Secoda provides a complete inventory of data assets, including details like the source, location, format, and schema of each dataset. This makes it easy to find sensitive data, see where it's stored, and figure out who has access to it.

With a single source of truth for data assets, Secoda saves time and effort finding and accessing PII, letting you focus on more important tasks.

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Automate data privacy workflows across your stack

Easily Find Personal Data in Your Documents

Secoda helps businesses automatically tag and identify PII. Secoda saves time and effort finding and accessing PII, so you can simplify your compliance audits. Get a clear understanding of what data you have, where it is stored, and who has access to it. This information can be used to ensure that data privacy regulations are being followed and that appropriate measures are in place to protect personal information.

Control How Data Is Shared
and Stored

Secoda is the only data catalog with out-of-the-box role based access permissions. This feature enables organizations to limit access to sensitive data to only those who require it to perform their job duties, while also preventing unauthorized access. This serves to prevent data breaches and other security incidents, and guarantees that personal information is kept safe and secure.

Ensure Compliance With Current Laws & Regulations

Painless SOC II, HIPAA, and compliance audits. Get a central governance portal to identify all data within your stack, manage security and permissions, and ensure that all data assets are used properly to generate real business value. Maintain trust, security, and governance of your data without jeopardizing speed and innovation.

Data Security That Keeps Sensitive Information Safe

Secoda takes several measures to protect personal information. Firstly, it uses encryption to ensure that data is protected both in transit and at rest. Additionally, Secoda uses access controls to ensure that only authorized users have access to sensitive data. This includes role-based access permissions, which limit access to sensitive data to only those who require it to perform their job duties. Finally, Secoda has data backup procedures in place to prevent data loss in the event of a system failure or other incident. This ensures that data is always available and can be restored in the event of a disaster or other emergency.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is data privacy important?

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It is important for businesses to prioritize data privacy to avoid significant risks, such as financial loss, damage to reputation, and legal consequences. Data breaches can lead to exposure of sensitive information, resulting in loss of customer trust and negative publicity. Failure to comply with data privacy regulations can also lead to fines and legal action. Therefore, it is essential for businesses to take proactive measures to protect personal information and ensure compliance with relevant regulations.

What are some common data privacy risks?

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Some common data privacy risks include unauthorized access, data breaches, identity theft, and cyber attacks. These risks can result in significant financial loss, damage to reputation, and legal consequences.

What are some best practices for data privacy?

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Some best practices for data privacy include:

  • Limiting access to sensitive data to only those who require it to perform their job duties
  • Using encryption to protect data both in transit and at rest
  • Implementing access controls to ensure that only authorized users have access to sensitive data
  • Regularly monitoring and auditing access to sensitive data
  • Developing and implementing a comprehensive data privacy policy
  • Providing regular training and education to employees on data privacy best practices

How can a data catalog help with data privacy?

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A data catalog can help with data privacy by providing a comprehensive inventory of all the data assets within an organization. This includes detailed information about each dataset, including its sensitivity level, location, and access permissions. This information can be used to ensure that sensitive data is only accessible to authorized users and that appropriate security measures are in place to protect it. A data catalog can also help organizations to simplify compliance with data privacy regulations by providing a clear understanding of what data they have, where it is stored, and who has access to it.

What is PII?

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PII stands for Personally Identifiable Information. It refers to any information that can be used to identify a specific individual, such as name, address, phone number, or email address. PII is often sensitive and requires special protection to ensure data privacy.

What is GDPR?

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GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation. It is a data privacy regulation that was implemented in the European Union in 2018. GDPR sets forth rules for how organizations must handle and protect personal data, including requirements for obtaining consent, providing access to personal data, and reporting data breaches.

Built for data security & privacy

SOC 2 Compliant

Secoda is SOC 2 complaint. The way we process and store client data is secure and protected, based on standards set by the AICPA.

Host in a self-hosted environment

You can host Secoda in a self-hosted environment, behind your own VPN, and in your own VPC. Deploy via Terraform or Docker.

SAML, SSO and MFA

Sign in with the services you already use, including Google and Microsoft SSO, Okta, MFA and SAML

SSH Tunnelling

Securely move data from your private databases to Secoda with SSH tunnelling.

Auto PII Tagging

Get control to remove or leave out sensitive datasets from your syncs or mark it automatically in Secoda

Data encryption

The managed with Secoda is fully encrypted in transit and at rest. We do not see the data we are moving.

What our customers are saying

Secoda is the first workspace built for data teams. Every feature and interaction is designed with data teams in mind, which means speed. Secoda combines data dictionary, data catalogue, data requests, data docs search, and data management compliance in a delightful experience, always connected to your data stack.

Secoda has made it way easier to understand what data we have and how to best make use of it. It's a game-changer!

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Secoda works really well with our evolving data stack. It gives our data science and data engineering teams the ability to work on building a common company knowledge instead of storing everything in our heads.

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Secoda has made it way easier to onboard new employees at 7Shifts. Analysts are able to become operational in 10x less time. I wish I had Secoda when I first onboarded!

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