Definition: Differential privacy is a formal mathematical model of privacy. In simplified terms, differential privacy requires that the output of an analysis should reveal (almost) no information spec...
Legal Hold
Definition: an order designed ensure that the company complies with its duty to preserve information whilst litigation is pending or ongoing. Sometimes also referred to as Preservation Orders Commenta...
Hybrid-cloud
Definition: A data environment incorporating both on-premises infrastructure and cloud platforms. Commentary:
eDiscovery
Definition: a common shortening of ‘electronic discovery’, which is the process of discovery in litigation that is carried out in electronic formats. Commentary:
Data Availability
Definition: A representation of the state at which data can be accessed, based on the conditions, characteristics or requirements of the data, and the privilege levels of the consumer. Commentary:
Cloud Service Provider (CSP)
Definition: Infrastructure or data management provider who provides data management capabilities as a managed services in the cloud to data practitioners. Commentary:
Cyphertext
Definition: The result of encryption performed on plaintext using an algorithm, called a cipher. Ciphertext is also known as encrypted or encoded information because it contains a form of the original...
Tiered Storage
Definition: A method of assigning data to different types of storage media based on a range of requirements for cost, availability, performance and recovery Commentary:
Traceability
Definition: The ability to trace a data item back to its origin, including the identification of any other data items that were inputs to its calculation or derivation Commentary:
Technical containment
Definition: Enforcement of control of access to information, files, systems or networks via access points Commentary: