Multi-layered challenge for data protection and compliance: Health data is among the most sensitive information there is. The requirements for security, governance and compliance are correspondingly high – especially in the context of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
But the challenge is multi-layered:
1. Identification of sensitive data: Personal health information must be reliably identified – even in complex formats and large data sets.
2. Classification of critical content: Once identified, the data must be correctly classified: which data is personal and which falls under special categories of the GDPR?
3. Masking and protection: Sensitive data must be anonymised, pseudonymised or masked in accordance with data protection regulations – without losing its usability for testing, analysis or development.
Industry formats in healthcare: Sensitive information is often deeply embedded in specialised data formats, such as HL7, DICOM and X12 EDI files. These contain personal and medical information in structured messages or image metadata. That is why solutions such as IRI DarkShield are needed, which
Efficiency meets experience: For more than four decades, our software solutions have been supporting companies in data management and data protection – technologically leading, reliable in productive use and applicable across all industries.
In use since 1978: Numerous well-known companies, service providers, financial institutions and state and federal authorities are among our long-standing customers.
Maximum compatibility: Our software supports both classic mainframe platforms (Fujitsu BS2000/OSD, IBM z/OS, z/VSE, z/Linux) and modern open system environments such as Linux, UNIX derivatives and Windows.