The primary use case predominantly revolves around data governance. Our customers manage data across various data centers, especially within Europe, where GDPR and other privacy regulations necessitate strict data control. Immuta enables us to enforce these policies, restricting user access to data from different regions and implementing data masking for sensitive information. Furthermore, we utilize role-based security to control access at a granular level. For instance, specific users may only view items with a price exceeding five hundred. In essence, our primary focus is on data governance.
Immuta offers two main components: subscription policies and data policies. Data policies align with use cases involving role-level security, ensuring that users access data according to their roles. Subscription policies, on the other hand, enable users to subscribe to specific data subsets based on their region. For example, someone in France wouldn't be able to access data from a California team, and vice versa. Immuta enforces these policies at the database level, providing users with a sense of abstraction. You see a certain set of data, which you perceive as a complete picture, but you're actually limited to specific portions, akin to viewing just one sheet in an Excel file while being unaware of the contents of the other sheets. Immuta ensures users always see the data they need, abstracting the complexities associated with region-specific data access.
Another valuable feature of Immuta is automatic data tagging and PII discovery. Instead of manually tagging data, Immuta’s auto-discovery capability identifies sensitive information, such as country labels, gender information, and other personal data. It self-tags this data, allowing you to enforce appropriate policies. For example, if someone doesn't want to disclose their gender or age, Immuta’s self-discovery helps ensure this sensitive information is handled with care. Immuta alerts you about the detected data that should be handled cautiously.
