What is enterprise data security?
Here’s a typical enterprise data security scenario in corporate America today: There are three people who access a company’s data stores. The first, a sales manager, sees the opportunity to match products with paying customers, based on their buying history. The second, a business manager, sees the opportunity to catch the competition flatfooted with unique market intelligence. The third is a hacker who just sees malevolent opportunity. Your job is to deliver useful information to the first two in real time while denying the third access, information and, if possible, his freedom. How you do that is called enterprise data security. Most people think tactically about security, yet effective security decisions originate with policy. It pays to take the long view with security, arm yourself with security-product platforms, and defend your company by first shoring up your weaknesses. Here are some questions to keep in mind when discussing enterprise data security: Should I focus on the big
