Sensitive data is any data that contains sensitive information. This data must be kept safe without being accessible to anyone unless they have explicit authorization to access the data. Moreover, preventing data breaches and protecting sensitive data has become one of the highest priorities in any organization. This need has been further exemplified by increased regulatory scrutiny over data collection, storage, and security in businesses.
Data security is, and always has been, one of the core pillars upon which we've built Polar Security – and we know how equally important it is to our customers. This is why we're excited to announce that we are now compliant with the System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type II standard for security, availability, and confidentiality.
As the character Don Draper from the classic TV series “Mad Men” once said, “change is neither good nor bad, it simply is”. Payment card technology brought with it countless new opportunities but also countless new risks. In order to tackle those risks a new ecosystem of protection tools was created with its own complexities and problems. To govern this ecosystem, security standards such as the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) were created.
The volume of data created and stored around the world each year continues to explode. One estimate predicts total global data volume to reach 161 zettabytes (that’s 161 trillion gigabytes!) by 2025. Businesses today innovate and grow using the data they have at their disposal.
