Big data is not just for big companies anymore; smaller companies can afford to use analytics with a sturdy database. However, big companies have complex security systems designed to limit access to the information to authorized individuals, and this alone is not enough. Here are a few things you will need to secure the information flowing from different areas of your business.
1. Software Securities
Software securities must have role-based access control. Security for different types of documents must be uniform, or else they risk being inaccessible, or some information being easier to access than other information. Software securities bring uniformity to the system, ensuring that proper access is given to proper individuals for specific files and information.
2. Monitoring
Monitoring big data clusters is highly important, or else they lose their value. A business must appoint network and database security engineers authorized to examine and monitor the information produced by the business. Audit logging should also be uniform, and these departments, armed with proper monitoring technologies, must ensure that the information is uniform so that it will be easier to understand.
3. Basic Problems
Security engineers must also work with password cycling, deactivating inactive accounts and providing a minimum number of log-in attempts which can help stop hackers from advancing with strengthened security measures. Big data was not designed with tighter security, and proper account access monitoring helps a big heap in this case.