Data Embassy®

Built-in privacy and security wherever data travels
The Anonos Data Embassy platform is the only technology that eliminates the tradeoff between data protection and data utility. The globally patented, award-winning software uniquely combines synthetic data, Statutory Pseudonymization, differential privacy and a number of other privacy-enhancing computation techniques to control what identifying information is revealed, to whom and for what purpose.

Streamlined approvals and workflows mean more data can be approved more quickly for more use cases with lower risk of internal or external breach – and the highest level of compliance with regulations like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the U.S. CLOUD Act, as well as court decisions like Schrems II.

With Data Embassy, you can power secure data processing in untrusted environments with the same accuracy and speed as equivalent cleartext for insights to reach enterprise goals.
Protected data outputs
4X more projects
4X faster
100% accuracy
Benefits of Data Embassy
Benefits of Data Embassy
Anonos spent 11 years researching and developing Data Embassy to prove that it’s possible to selectively reveal, access and use data with granularity and precision never possible before. We’ve addressed the shortcomings of traditional data privacy and security point solutions, so organizations can use sensitive information as part of their data-driven initiatives and still be compliant. In fact, enterprises can expand their processing capabilities – especially use of the cloud – because of the data protection gaps our software fills.

Data Embassy works by transforming source data into Variant Twins: protected outputs with the same analytical value as the original data, but the amount of identifying information within them has been reduced to the minimum amount required for each specific use case. Because multi-level data privacy and security controls are embedded into the Variant Twins and technologically enforced, they can travel anywhere and that includes crossing international borders. These are the unique benefits Data Embassy provides:
Full-spectrum, universal data protection
From testing through production, Variant Twins are embedded with customized, continuously enforced privacy and security controls that enable them to travel safely anywhere.
Centralized control for decentralized processing
Protection policies are centrally digitized and controlled, so even the most sensitive data assets can be processed in untrusted environments, including the public cloud, with adjustments easy to make and apply downstream automatically.
Improved collaboration for legal and data teams
“No” turns to “yes” because legal/privacy teams and data users can collaborate to reduce approval and access bottlenecks for faster time to value.
100% accuracy with cleartext utility and speed
Variant Twins have the same mathematical properties as the equivalent source data, ensuring no degradation in accuracy or value, so they deliver the same results and process at the same speed as cleartext.
Dynamism
Protections in each Variant Twin vary by time, purpose, place and use to prevent multiple data sets from being recombined to re-identify a data subject, defeating linkage and inference attacks.
Controlled relinking
Only when authorized can a Variant Twin be relinked to other Variant Twins or source data, held separately and under the exclusive control of the designated party, so the resulting insights can be applied.
Flexible deployment and seamless integration
Data Embassy can be deployed on premises, in the cloud, or as a service, and it seamlessly integrates with the systems in your current data ecosystem.
Scalable and future-proof
Add more databases to power more use cases as desired, with software updates released as new data protection regulations are implemented across jurisdictions and with Variant Twins configurations centrally controlled according to local rules.
Data Embassy Capabilities
Data Embassy de-links data from direct and indirect identifiers and obscures relationships and correlations, so otherwise restricted assets can be accessed and safely used to create more value. Variant Twins and their built-in technical safeguards help prevent data supply chain disruptions, enabling data to flow among departments, between organizations, and across international borders to drive the desired outcomes.

Such proactive data risk management means enterprises can 1) use the cloud with more effective data privacy and security, 2) improve cybersecurity with breach- and ransomware-resistant processing and 3) increase data-use-case success and maturity with compliant analytics, AI, ML and sharing. Here are some of the software features that make these advantages possible:
Statutory pseudonymization
Statutory
Pseudonymization
Data Embassy is the only software that uses this statutorily defined privacy-enhancing technique, as provided under the GDPR and recognized by 40+ global regulators and NGOs as the new de-facto standard.
Synthetic data
Synthetic
data
Data Embassy can be used to generate privacy-preserving synthetic data, ideal as test data and to train AI and ML models, overcoming the limitations of using synthetic data by itself.
Customizable risk-scoring profile
Customizable
risk-scoring profile
Customize the scoring of Data Embassy to fit your particular risk appetite, so you can quickly see where you’re taking risks versus where you’re adequately protected.
Use-case, context-specific protected outputs
Use-case, context-specific protected outputs
Based on preconfigured controls, source data transforms into a Variant Twin that reveals only the level of detail necessary to achieve a specific purpose.
Privacy-impact assessment
Privacy-impact assessment
Using k-anonymity, each Variant Twin is analyzed for re-identification risk through linkage to other data sets, suppressing records that don’t meet the required k-anonymity threshold.
Controlled relinking
Controlled
relinking
Record-level pseudonyms support relinking to all source data, with controlled permissions and not just pseudonym reversal for aggressive protection without loss of accuracy or utility.
Use Cases
Data Embassy supports the most common data use cases that span testing, analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning and sharing, as depicted by this illustration.
Use Cases
Proof in the Data Pudding
With Data Embassy, a global pharmaceutical company reduced project approvals from more than four months to only four days, an estimated savings of $2 million per year and the potential to expand the value of their data assets by tens of millions. Data is also delivered with 100% accuracy relative to cleartext processing with only 70% accuracy, and the data can be shared both inside and outside the organization because privacy policies are technically enforced throughout the data ecosystem. These benefits mean accelerated product development and clinical trials.
Proof in the Data Pudding
A digital media company used Data Embassy to eliminate its 30-day data-retention limit, increasing the value of its data assets by 2X. For other use cases, the value of data increased by orders of magnitude. The total number of lawful commercial opportunities increased dramatically because of Data Embassy’s ability to unlock sensitive data that is vital to advanced analytics in compliance with privacy laws. New services were launched that otherwise would not have been possible due to internal risk and regulatory compliance concerns.
Proof in the Data Pudding
Sales revenue increased by millions for an automotive remarketer with additional growth potential because Data Embassy solved international data transfer issues related to hundreds of processing activities. Compliance with Schrems II enabled lawful data sharing with partners and other third parties because data is protected in use wherever it travels. The company’s data protection officer noted that the software “does what it says on the tin,” so it can remain part of the data supply chain.
Reduce the complexity, risk and time to realizing ROI for your data-driven initiatives. No other vendor in the data protection space offers a 100% accuracy guarantee compared to cleartext. Would you like to schedule a briefing so we can talk about your specific data drama and how we can help alleviate it?
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Resources
Market Insight Report
Market Insight Report
Anonos Touts Compliant Analytics with ‘Variant Twins’ to Protect Data in Use
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Business Impact Brief
Business Impact Brief
For Unutilized Data, Security and Privacy Concerns Face Some Blame
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Vendor Profile
Vendor Profile
IDC looks at Anonos and its data privacy-preserving solutions.
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Insight Report
Insight Report
Advancing Digital Agency: The Power of Data Intermediaries
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