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Zero Trust for Data When Sensitive Is Only a Label
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Poison Data and Espionage, AI, ML, Deep Learning
In Episode 2 of Unlocking the Data Vault, I mentioned the term: Poison Data. I must admit, it’s a cool term, and I also admit the term is not mine. It stems from espionage in an attempt to poison data that feeds AI / ML and deep learning algorithms. It distorts documents, imagery, video, and…
AI in Analytics – Reshaping Insight
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Medallion Labels and Their Historical Roots in Data Readiness Classification
Medallion labels classify data readiness stages but do not constitute an architecture or governance framework. These labels have historical precedents that reflect recurring enterprise needs to communicate data condition amid scaling pressures. Misinterpreting them as control mechanisms creates accountability gaps and semantic drift. Recognizing their lineage clarifies what they communicate and what responsibilities remain separate. This understanding reduces risks tied to oversimplified data state classifications.
Zero Trust for Data: When Sensitive Is a Label, Not a Control
Zero Trust for data reframes “sensitive” from a label into an executive expectation that access is bounded, continuously verified, and provable. The core liability emerges when permissions, copies, and usage pathways expand faster than the enterprise can constrain or evidence them. Access sprawl becomes a rational outcome of delivery pressure, reuse incentives, and reluctance to remove entitlements once granted. Analytics and AI intensify the problem by multiplying derivatives and consumption paths that outlive their original justification. The article contrasts a technology upgrade posture with a system redesign posture and explains where incentives and authority collide. It closes with executive questions that surface whether governance can be enforced and demonstrated, not merely documented.
