Data access


05 Nov
Data Access Control for Delegated IT Governance Models
Category: Advisory, Blog, Data access, Data Go...
IT teams are more frequently getting caught between different approaches to data access governance, especially when working within the cloud. Two common IT strategies are a mandate...
29 Oct
Self-Service Data Access Governance
Category: Advisory, Blog, Data access, Data Go...
You’re probably aware of the rise of  “walk out” technology that is allowing supermarket chains to get rid of tills. Tesco and Aldi are both opening stores that dispense with...
21 Oct
Why empowerment drives powerful data access governance
Category: Advisory, Blog, Data access, Data Go...
Moving day-to-day data access decisions away from the IT team to data owners might seem like a big step (this is exactly what Torsion does), but the end results can be far more enc...
07 Oct
file share rule based access control
How Torsion implements ABAC data access in a cloud-based system
Category: Advisory, Blog, Data access
In our last blog we looked at how current ABAC approaches are being held back when it comes to controlling access in dynamic cloud-based unstructured information systems such as MS...
30 Sep
3 reasons why it’s difficult to implement ABAC data access in a cloud-based system
Category: Advisory, Blog, Data access
As we have discussed before, Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) is an established approach for controlling access rights based on matching a combination of criteria about users ...
24 Sep
The two fundamentals of a successful access control system
Category: Advisory, Blog, Data access
The list of criteria can easily grow when looking for the right access control approach for your business. At Torsion we recommend keeping two overarching criteria firmly at the to...
09 Sep
Types of Data Access Control
Category: Advisory, Blog, Data access, File Sh...
Generally speaking, the different types of access control can be distinguished by how access is granted (DAC and MAC) and why access is granted (RBAC and ABAC). Here, we guide you ...
17 Aug
5 tips for choosing the right file-sharing solution
Category: Advisory, Blog, Data access, File Sh...
1. Make data sharing a business function Let’s face it, a lot of file sharing happens at work both internally and externally. And the volume of information being shared is in...
29 Jul
Latest research shows Data Access under greatest pressures
Category: Blog, Data access, Data Governance, ...