International Business Machines Corporation
TRACKING OF SENSITIVE DATA

Abstract:

Methods, apparatus, computer program products for tracking sensitive data are provided. A method for tracking sensitive data comprises identifying, by one or more processing units, for a type of sensitive data, at least one key interface that carries the type of sensitive data and recording the at least one key interface. The method further comprises generating, by one or more processing units, for the type of sensitive data, for each type of sensitive data, a series of service nodes based on the at least one key interface, and monitoring, by one or more processing units, for the type of sensitive data, corresponding data traffic flowing through corresponding series of service nodes, based on the identified at least one key interface.