Definition: A set of credentials which act as a key to unlock or provide access to protected resources or sensitive information. Commentary:
Data Cataloging
Definition: Data cataloging is the ability to discover, organize, relate, govern and distribute information of the data assets in an enterprise. The information related to data assets may include clas...
Data Catalog
Definition: An organized inventory of data assets in the organization. It uses metadata to help organizations manage their data. It also helps data professionals collect, organize, access, and enrich ...
Auto-discovery
Definition: The automated process where APIs, software and AI are used to locate data artifacts based on a specified condition or selection criteria Commentary:
Tokenization
Definition: Tokenization is the process of replacing a value with an alternative value, a token. The token is usually randomly generated and can be of the same structure and format as the input value....
Third-party Data
Definition: Data introduced into the internal data ecosystem obtained from an external source. Commentary:
Processing
Definition: Any operation or set of operations which is performed on data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteratio...
Plaintext
Definition: In the context of information security, plaintext is unencrypted information pending input into cryptographic algorithms, utilizing encryption algorithms. This usually refers to data th...
Log Data
Definition: Data that tracks data usage, activities and operations. Commentary:
Personnel
Definition: Personnel mean current, former and prospective staff including full or part-time workers, interim or casual workers, salaried workers, consultants, contractors or temporary workers whether...