Wrangling IRI Logs for Speed & Security Insights
Quick Overview IRI Audit Log Wrangler (ALW), introduced with the CoSort v11 Ops Governance System (OGS), extracts actionable information from the JSON audit logs generated by SortCL-compatible...
View ArticleWhat Is the IRI OGS Policy File?
Quick summary The IRI OGS Policy File is the central authority for runtime governance in CoSort V11 and other SortCL-compatible IRI products. It controls access permissions, audit logging, script...
View ArticleControlling the Growth of New IRI Audit Logs
Abstract: With the introduction of CoSort v11 and its built-in Operational Governance System (OGS), a new JSON Audit Log has replaced less functional legacy log formats associated with the execution of...
View ArticleFieldShield vs. DarkShield for RDB Masking
The IRI Voracity Data Management platform and the IRI Data Protector suite provide robust data masking tools for finding and anonymizing sensitive data in different environments. Read More The post...
View ArticleConnecting Databricks Delta Tables
Abstract: This article covers the necessary JDBC and ODBC connectivity steps to reach Azure Databricks Delta tables from IRI Workbench and the CoSort SortCL engine used in structured data management...
View ArticleBig Data Redaction
As data volumes available for research, resting, data science projects, and AI models continue to grow, so does the urgency to protect sensitive information they contain from exposure. Read More The...
View ArticleKeeping AI Models GDPR-Compliant with Data Masking
Maintaining GDPR compliance while creating AI models doesn’t have to feel impossible. The key lies in using GDPR data masking techniques, which safeguard privacy without hurting how well models work....
View ArticleMasking PII in Audio Files
Voice recordings can contain personally identifiable information (PII), such as names, phone numbers, or other sensitive data embedded in spoken words. According to Mediartis, “The CNIL (French GDPR...
View ArticleTest Data Generation for AI Pipelines
AI and machine learning are only as good as the data that fuel and teach them. Whether you’re building models for predictive analytics, computer vision, or natural language processing, the importance...
View ArticleMasking PII in ETL Jobs
Governance-driven data architects are increasingly adopting ETL masking workflows to ensure data privacy and compliance without disrupting analytics, operations, or development. As data moves from one...
View ArticleMasking PII in Splunk, Redis & CosmosDB
Editor’s Note This is the third article in a series of articles on using IRI DarkShield to search and mask sensitive data in NoSQL databases. IRI Workbench GUI for DarkShield currently supports the...
View ArticleFabricating PII
What is the Identity Fabrication Rule? The identity fabrication rule is a deterministic but non-reversible data masking rule that can help you create realistic test PII for a whole record from just one...
View ArticleIRI DarkShield REST API
Version 6 of the IRI DarkShield data masking tool now features a self-hosted (on-premise) REST API for PII (Personally Identifiable Information) data masking in structured, semi-structured, and...
View ArticleChoosing a Data Masking Tool
A data masking tool can be an effective, if not essential, way to protect sensitive information stored in files and databases. As the numbers of data breaches, lawsuits, and data privacy laws continue...
View ArticleData Security in the Business World: Navigating Challenges
Threats of data breaches and cyberattacks have intensified over the years. In 2025 alone, the total damage cost is already forecast to reach up to $10.5 trillion. Read More The post Data Security in...
View ArticleConnecting DarkShield to SharePoint
Abstract: This article describes how IRI DarkShield users can access files in SharePoint Online for searching and masking PII. It documents the setup steps you will take to use Microsoft Entra ID...
View ArticleJoining Flat-File & RDB Data: Textual ETL (Part 2)
Introduction This article demonstrates the Voracity user’s ability to join values in a flat-file file to those in an RDB (Relational Database) table to provide meaningful information. Read More The...
View ArticleData Scrambling: Format-Preserving Scramble (FPS)
This article demonstrates the use of the “format preserving scramble” (FPS) function available in IRI Voracity data masking and test data synthesis tools . FPS obfuscates numeric and alphabetic data in...
View ArticleOracle TLS Support
To configure both JDBC and ODBC to support the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol, there are additional configuration steps that are needed when compared to this previous article. Read More The...
View ArticleHow to Mask PII in a Database
First released in 2011, the IRI FieldShield database data masking tool helps you classify, find, and de-identify personally identifiable information (PII) or other sensitive data in structured...
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