Keeping our data safe and our privacy protected has become critical elements of businesses today. As businesses are moving more and more of our precious data to the cloud, it is vital that we look at ways of keeping is secure. Here we look at the concept of data passports as a way of protecting data.

1. What Is A Data Passport:
Building Trust, Data Privacy
And Security In The Cloud

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Data privacy is one of the most critical elements of business today — and also one of
the most challenging. Sixty percent of businesses reported they suffered a data breach
caused by a vendor or third party in 2018, and according to Gemalto, more than 6
million records are lost or stolen every day.
What Is A Data Passport: Building Trust, Data
Privacy And Security In The Cloud

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That represents a huge problem for businesses, especially in highly regulated and
sensitive industries like banking. Governments around the world are starting to take
notice, and new policies in Europe and elsewhere are beginning to take effect that
require businesses to be more accountable for data breaches and more proactive about
privacy and security.
That’s why several companies have introduced data passports as a way to protect data
in the cloud and in transit.
What Is A Data Passport: Building Trust, Data
Privacy And Security In The Cloud

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What is a data passport?
Data passport technology is based on classic mainframe technology, which today, can
include full encryption of your data, to ensure that every piece of data is encrypted. When
each piece of data is encrypted, even if it is stolen, it can’t be used.
Data passports allow you to extend the encryption technology that used to be only
available on a physical mainframe to cloud computing. Each piece of data in the cloud has
a passport assigned to it, and with the passport, you can verify if the data is misused, if the
passport is still valid, etc.

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What is a data passport?
These data passports also give companies the ability to protect data and revoke access to
it at any time, across a multi-cloud environment. Because the data carries its passport —
and its encryption — with it, it will help enterprises secure their data wherever it travels.
And that's the most significant development that makes data passports so unique and
important: the protection and enforcement of data privacy and security are available on
and off any given platform as it travels with the data.

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Why does data need a passport?
One of the biggest problems with data security is that so much of our computing these
days takes place not in a physical mainframe, but in the cloud.
It used to be that data thieves might have to break into a physical space to steal hard
drives or mainframes in order to steal data. Not any more.
With more and more computing of all kind taking place in the cloud, that data can
become extremely vulnerable. In fact, the movement of data between parties, through the
cloud, is its most vulnerable point, and with the growing use of multi-cloud environments,
the problem is only exacerbated.

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Why does data need a passport?
Imagine a single piece of information that must be transmitted from Company A to
Company B. Company A knows that its servers are secure, and Company B feels like its
data is also secure. But what about the “space” in between?
Data passports allow the data to carry its own encryption with it, so that even if it is
intercepted, it’s useless. This is extremely valuable for companies and industries that
transmit data in multi-cloud environments, and will be especially useful in highly regulated
industries like banking and insurance.

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Data passports are the future
Encryption everywhere is the watchword right now for industry experts and analysts, and
data passports are the technology that will help make that happen.
This technology is new, but experts believe that it will become a new standard for privacy
and security in any industry that collects, uses, and transmits data — which is practically
any industry in the world today.
This kind of total encryption available with a data passport should also increase consumer
trust, and help companies repair any damage that may have been done to their
reputations in the past through data breaches and losses.

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Bernard Marr is an internationally best-selling author, popular keynote speaker, futurist, and a
strategic business & technology advisor to governments and companies. He helps
organisations improve their business performance, use data more intelligently, and
understand the implications of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data,
blockchains, and the Internet of Things.
LinkedIn has ranked Bernard as one of the world’s top 5 business influencers. He is a frequent
contributor to the World Economic Forum and writes a regular column for Forbes. Every day
Bernard actively engages his 1.5 million social media followers and shares content that
reaches millions of readers.
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