Keeping Windows shops in compliance with data protection laws

Rebecca Herold, Contributor

When I used to work as a systems analyst and programmer, it was common practice to use production data for test and development purposes. In fact, if production data was not used, the test was deemed non-comprehensive and therefore seen as inadequately tested for actual business purposes. However, in the past decade this practice has been re-evaluated -- and rightly so, considering the increasing number of privacy breaches involving personally identifiable information (PII).

Windows applications and test environments are inherently less secure than in production because data is typically exposed to a wider variety of potential insider threats, including in-house testing staff, outside contractors and consultants, partners and offshore development shops.


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