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Test Data Copies Pose Greater Security Risk Than Production Databases

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from DEV Community ·

Organizations often protect production databases but neglect security when copying data to test environments. Data masking can reduce exposure by transforming sensitive values while preserving structure. Static masking protects copies, while dynamic masking limits live access based on user roles.

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The article correctly highlights a common blind spot, but data masking is only effective if organizations first discover where sensitive data resides.
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