Companies increasingly protect their most sensitive information, but most of them do not take the same care in test and development environments. In the last decade, there has been a major shift in the way companies deal with their data. Many companies now copy their production databases with real-world data into certification environments, which makes it possible to work with test environments that are all similar to the production environment. The problem is that the development environment does not have the same level of security as the production environment. There is also the problem of using outside companies to work in these environments, leaving data even more vulnerable. Thus, it is critical to protect the test environments and it is on the main security pillars of this area that this article focuses!
Data must be protected at all stages of the process, particularly in test environments. During the testing process, customer and vendor data can be exposed to development teams and IT service providers. Any misuse of this information can cause serious problems for the data carrier, since it seriously undermines its reputation and hence its image. Thus, protecting data in test environments is essential to ensure that all information is 100% secure. In today’s article, we leave you with some tips so you can ensure data privacy in test environments!