IRI https://www.iri.com/blog/ Total Data Management Blog Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:06:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 Controlling the Growth of New IRI Audit Logs https://www.iri.com/blog/data-transformation2/controlling-the-growth-of-new-iri-audit-logs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=controlling-the-growth-of-new-iri-audit-logs https://www.iri.com/blog/data-transformation2/controlling-the-growth-of-new-iri-audit-logs/#respond Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:54:47 +0000 https://www.iri.com/blog/?p=19126 Abstract: With the introduction of CoSort v11 and its built-in Operational Governance System (OGS), a new JSON Audit Log has replaced less functional legacy log formats associated with the execution of SortCL job scripts. Read More

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]]> https://www.iri.com/blog/data-transformation2/controlling-the-growth-of-new-iri-audit-logs/feed/ 0 19126 Introducing The IRI Ops Governance System (OGS) https://www.iri.com/blog/iri/business/introducing-the-iri-ops-governance-system-ogs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=introducing-the-iri-ops-governance-system-ogs https://www.iri.com/blog/iri/business/introducing-the-iri-ops-governance-system-ogs/#respond Sat, 28 Mar 2026 02:55:17 +0000 https://www.iri.com/blog/?p=19073 Abstract: With the release of CoSort Version 11 in the first quarter of 2026 is a new, custom-governed infrastructure for granular permission, validation, logging and auditing of all structured data processing, protection and prototyping jobs in production on Linux and Windows that are powered by the IRI Sort Control Language (SortCL) program. Read More

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]]> https://www.iri.com/blog/iri/business/introducing-the-iri-ops-governance-system-ogs/feed/ 0 19073 FieldShield vs. DarkShield for RDB Masking https://www.iri.com/blog/data-protection/fieldshield-vs-darkshield-for-rdb-masking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fieldshield-vs-darkshield-for-rdb-masking https://www.iri.com/blog/data-protection/fieldshield-vs-darkshield-for-rdb-masking/#respond Fri, 06 Mar 2026 22:30:57 +0000 https://www.iri.com/blog/?p=19046 The IRI Voracity Data Management platform and the IRI Data Protector suite provide robust data masking tools for finding and anonymizing sensitive data in different environments. Read More

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]]> https://www.iri.com/blog/data-protection/fieldshield-vs-darkshield-for-rdb-masking/feed/ 0 19046 What’s New in CoSort 11 https://www.iri.com/blog/iri/business/whats-new-in-cosort-11/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whats-new-in-cosort-11 https://www.iri.com/blog/iri/business/whats-new-in-cosort-11/#respond Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:54:36 +0000 https://www.iri.com/blog/?p=18997 Abstract: Version 11 of IRI CoSort®  represents a major evolution of IRI’s high-performance data transformation engine, extending well beyond speed and scalability improvements into operational governance, metadata intelligence, cloud interoperability, and enhanced SortCL expressiveness. Read More

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]]> https://www.iri.com/blog/iri/business/whats-new-in-cosort-11/feed/ 0 18997 Masking PII in ACH Files https://www.iri.com/blog/data-protection/masking-pii-in-ach-files/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=masking-pii-in-ach-files https://www.iri.com/blog/data-protection/masking-pii-in-ach-files/#respond Fri, 26 Dec 2025 22:24:44 +0000 https://www.iri.com/blog/?p=18959 Abstract: This article discusses the content and obfuscation of sensitive sender or receiver information in ACH (NACHA) files, which are regularly used by banks and businesses to transmit payroll and payment data. Read More

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]]> https://www.iri.com/blog/data-protection/masking-pii-in-ach-files/feed/ 0 18959 Protecting Sensitive REE Data https://www.iri.com/blog/data-protection/protecting-sensitive-ree-data/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=protecting-sensitive-ree-data https://www.iri.com/blog/data-protection/protecting-sensitive-ree-data/#respond Wed, 24 Dec 2025 22:28:33 +0000 https://www.iri.com/blog/?p=18934 Abstract: This article examines why automated data discovery and masking are becoming essential controls for the rare earth minerals industry and how IRI data discovery and masking software enables companies, joint ventures, and government-aligned operators to protect sensitive information, reduce exposure, and maintain operational advantage without impeding analytics, collaboration, or innovation. Read More

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]]> https://www.iri.com/blog/data-protection/protecting-sensitive-ree-data/feed/ 0 18934 Masking PII in Fedwire Files https://www.iri.com/blog/data-protection/masking-pii-in-fedwire-files/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=masking-pii-in-fedwire-files https://www.iri.com/blog/data-protection/masking-pii-in-fedwire-files/#respond Tue, 23 Dec 2025 21:28:17 +0000 https://www.iri.com/blog/?p=18922 Abstract: This article discusses the content and obfuscation of historically used banking industry files using the IRI FieldShield data masking tool on proprietary tag-based formats (e.g., Read More

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]]> https://www.iri.com/blog/data-protection/masking-pii-in-fedwire-files/feed/ 0 18922 Connecting Databricks Delta Tables https://www.iri.com/blog/iri/iri-workbench/connecting-databricks-delta-tables/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=connecting-databricks-delta-tables https://www.iri.com/blog/iri/iri-workbench/connecting-databricks-delta-tables/#respond Mon, 22 Dec 2025 23:02:35 +0000 https://www.iri.com/blog/?p=18886 Abstract: This article covers the necessary JDBC and ODBC connectivity steps to reach Azure Databricks Delta tables from IRI Workbench and the CoSort SortCL engine used in structured data management operations in the Voracity platform ecosystem, especially IRI FieldShield data classification and masking jobs. Read More

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]]> https://www.iri.com/blog/iri/iri-workbench/connecting-databricks-delta-tables/feed/ 0 18886 Masking Data for CMMC Compliance https://www.iri.com/blog/data-protection/masking-data-for-cmmc-compliance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=masking-data-for-cmmc-compliance https://www.iri.com/blog/data-protection/masking-data-for-cmmc-compliance/#respond Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:45:40 +0000 https://www.iri.com/blog/?p=18859 Abstract

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is a cornerstone of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) strategy to safeguard Federal Contract Information (FCI) and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) across the Defense Industrial Base (DIB). Read More

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]]> https://www.iri.com/blog/data-protection/masking-data-for-cmmc-compliance/feed/ 0 18859 Big Data Redaction https://www.iri.com/blog/data-protection/big-data-redaction/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=big-data-redaction https://www.iri.com/blog/data-protection/big-data-redaction/#respond Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:44:22 +0000 https://www.iri.com/blog/?p=18839 As data volumes available for research, resting, data science projects, and AI models continue to grow, so does the urgency to protect sensitive information they contain from exposure. Read More

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