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Data Security for Data Products II

As data teams are increasingly becoming software teams, we need to take a more holistic approach to access management for data products that covers access to data, infrastructure, and code repositories, which integrates well with the data development process.

Data Security for Data Products

Data Products have the potential to significantly improve the trustworthiness, user experience, and speed of data development by applying best practices from DevOps to data development processes. However, by using outdated access management workflows data teams introduce bottlenecks in their processes that result in huge productivity costs that can have a detrimental impact on the success of your data initiatives.

From Gatekeepers to Collaborators: Shifting Left Dynamic Data Access Management in Modern Data Stacks

This blog post delves into this exciting shift, exploring how it can transform data access management from a roadblock to a catalyst for collaboration and innovation.

Data Security for LLM + RAG

GenAI holds the promise to increase productivity by providing readily available insights on your organisation's data. However, without proper controls, the privacy and security risks significantly outweigh any potential rewards.

What 2024 will hold for Data Security

As we’re preparing to celebrate New Year’s eve, it is clear that GenAI will continue to dominate most of the discussions in 2024 for Data and IT leaders. It has the potential to make everyone in the organization data-driven by truly democratizing access to insights. However, data security risks are a major hurdle for its adoption, and as the dust settles, Data Leaders will have to prepare for the below key developments in 2024.

The evolution of Data, AI, and Security

Heads of Data will have to partner with the CISO to solve the new privacy and security risks coming from applying genAI. Read more to learn more about those risks and how they can be managed.

How the NIS2 Directive will impact Data Security

As of October 2024, an estimated 160.000 European companies will have to comply with the NIS 2 Directive, which will impose significant cybersecurity requirements. In this article we give an in-depth analysis of the NIS 2 Directive, what it means for data security, and what data teams can do to comply with the Directive.

How 'Data Platform as a Product' brings convenience to your Data - With Max Schultze

In this episode we talk with Max on how data teams can use product thinking to get more business value from their data platform.

23andMe's business case for better data security management

We explain how the recent class action suit against 23andMe makes a strong business case for better data security management.

A business case for better data security management

We all agree that data security is important, but it is not easy to convince management to prioritize it over other important projects. In this article we provide you with the tools to make a convincing business case for data security.

Databricks x Raito: Data Security at Scale

Raito for Databricks governs data security for organizations that rely on data & analytics to compete, but also have to comply with stringent privacy & security regulations and respect customer trust.

What the CPRA update could mean for your Data Security

A first analysis of how the upcoming cybersecurity audits and risk assessments regulations will impact data security for businesses that have to comply with the CCPA.

Data products as the cornerstone of Purpose-Based Access Control

In an era fueled by data-driven insights, the protection of sensitive information has never been more critical. As organizations and individuals navigate the vast expanse of data, the need for finely-tuned access controls has grown exponentially. Enter the world of purpose-based access controls - a revolutionary paradigm that allows placing data products at the very heart of safeguarding digital assets.

How data contracts make your data trustworthy and secure - With Chad Sanderson

In this seventh episode of Access to Analytics we sit down with Chad to learn how data contracts will finally bring the standardisation to create the trust we need to work with data.

The evolution of access control mechanisms - From ACL to PBAC

In today’s digital age, where data and information reign, securing data and protecting sensitive resources has become a top priority for organizations across all industries. Access control, the bedrock of security measures, serves as the gatekeeper to safeguarding our digital assets from unauthorized intrusions. As businesses handle a vast amount of sensitive information, implementing a robust access control mechanism is crucial to ensure data privacy and prevent unauthorized access.

What NIST CSF 2 means for YOUR data security

The upcoming NIST CSF 2.0 will significantly impact organizations' data security management. See what it means for your organization, and what you'll have to do.

Announcing: Raito Insights!

Get unparalleled insights in data access & usage across your data sources with Raito Insights!

How Allianz manages Access to its new Insights As A Service - With Francesco Mucio

In this fifth episode of Access to Analytics we talk with Francesco Mucio about how Allianz provides insights to the insurance ecosystem as a service, and how access is managed in those services.

Raito Product Profile by Eckerson Group

Jay Piscioneri, analyst at Eckerson Group, describes the modern approach to data access management, and how Raito helps you achieve it.

Monitor data access & usage for free!

Change is hard and it starts with knowing where you are. That’s why Raito is announcing a free version that lets you monitor data access & usage to help you assess your current state, and monitor change

How Data Mesh, Data Contracts and Data Access interact at PayPal - With Jean-Georges Perrin

In this fourth episode of Access to Analytics we talk with Jean-Georges Perrin, also known as jgp, about how Data Mesh, Data Contracts and Data Access Management interact at PayPal.

Take Control of Your Data: How Flix is Managing Data Access - With Taras Slipets

In this third episode of Access to Analytics we sit down with Taras Slipets, Staff Data Engineer at Flix, to discuss what the tech stack looks like and how data access controls are managed.

Common mistakes with AWS IAM...

Are you struggling to manage access to your AWS resources effectively? You're not alone. We've all been there, and let's face it, most of us are still there.

Put a curfew on access with Time Bound Data Access Management

Did you know that only 1% of permissions granted are actually used? As companies are moving their analytical workflows to the cloud, the risk of excessive privileges is becoming real. Bart explains how Raito helps limit excessive privileges with Time-Bound Access Management

Data contracts

Data contracts are here to stay. One can no longer think of software development without APIs and the same will become true for data engineering and data contracts. But as we are still very early in the rise of data contracts, solutions to assist data engineers will pop-up and disappear again..

Terraform for Data Access Management

Terraform is an easy way to get started with data access management, but becomes very hard to scale when data consumption starts to grow.

The data can’t protect itself

Trust is essential to create value from data. Zhamak Dehghani's concept of data products is an important step in that direction, but data workers also need to trust that they get timely access to the data they need

Attempting to Scale Data Access Management

Scaling data access management has long been an issue. Everyone will have experienced a slow onboarding process due to access management at least once, or struggled to either create or approve an access request due to difficult workflows or a confusing data landscape. So when this is a common problem, why don't current workflows scale?

Bart & Wannes' Data Predictions for 2023

Bart, Raito CEO, and Wannes, Head of Product, combine to share their top 5 predictions on what will happen in the data space in 2023. Continued investment in data and analytics might be expected, but how will this play out?

Data Access Management on Snowflake. Let’s start at the very beginning.

The first of our Snowflake blog series, we dive into how Data Access Management on Snowflake starts. So what are the basics? And how does Snowflake set out their approach through RBAC and DAC?

The Conway Pincer Movement for Data Access Management

Handing out the keys for data access has changed drastically over the last few decades. So how has this journey actually gone, what were the learnings at each stage, and what have new regulations like GDPR actually done? Bart dives into the early days, then all-access innovation, through to the data compliance conundrum of PII data and tightening access controls - including where we believe access management needs to go to be a true success.

The Importance of UI/UX - and why Raito’s first hire was a designer

Data access analytics needs a new approach to UI/UX. Building intuitive products is a must in today's world of cluttered offerings. But how do you make sure that you get it right? And how do you quickly ensure that you avoid pitfalls while building something that a potential user actually wants to use? We explain why its a core focus at Raito, and why data access analytics needs a UI/UX overhaul.

The Comeback of Attribute Based Access Controls

ISO 27001 - the 2022 version. Security standards are now including privacy protection as a core part of new regulation updates. So what is changing, how big a part will Governance teams now play, and will this lead to some old frameworks reappearing?

The Data Access Audit - Sisyphus' Rock

The panic of an upcoming deadline is always a motivator. The data access audit is usually what spurs businesses to finally, and belatedly, dive into the dark dungeons they left their access issues in after last year's review. So how can you avoid Sisyphus' fate, and finally get that rock over the top of that hill?

Collibra Veterans Raise €4M to Found Raito, A ‘Paradigm Shift’ in Data Access Management

Raito, the data access management software for modern data teams, today announces it has raised €4m in Seed funding as the company emerges from stealth mode in its mission to make data teams more productive by simplifying data access management.

SSO - an open door to all your data

More external cloud assets were breached than on-premise assets in 2021, and data breaches are happening at a regularity never seen before. So what is the main weak spot for businesses? And how can you reduce that risk? The summary of the summary - people are a problem. For the solution - read on...

BigDataLDN - Data Mesh is coming, look busy.

Last month, BigDataLDN brought some of the key trends in data into the spotlight. Data Mesh was centre stage - what did the experts say?

The rise and fall of crappy data products

Rising interest rates will have an impact on your data products, and the way you do data governance.

How the CDO can scale privacy & security

In the age of cloud, privacy and security professionals are feeling overwhelmed when trying to protect their organisations’ data. However, they might find an unexpected ally in the CDO.

How configuring access controls with Terraform scripts prevents you from scaling your data mesh

Let’s discuss the 4 ways that access management through Terraform scripts prevents you from implementing federated computational governance.

Data privacy: the gate to a data driven culture

Data privacy is not the fence around your data. It does not prevent you from, yet enables you to use data and install a truly data driven culture in your organization.

Data privacy in the modern data stack

How to handle data privacy in the data mesh?