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data integrity Last modified: Monday, October 13, 2003
Refers to the validity of data. Data integrity can be compromised in a number of ways: Human errors when data is entered Errors that occur when data is transmitted from one computer to another Software bugs or viruses Hardware malfunctions, such as disk crashes Natural disasters, such as fires and floods There are many ways to minimize these threats to data integrity. These include: Backing up data regularly Controlling access to data via security mechanisms Designing user interfaces that prevent the input of invalid data Using error detection and correction software when transmitting data
Threats to Data Integrity Describes the many ways that data can be corrupted without the corruption being detected. The page is provided by Rocksoft, which sells a data integrity tool called Veracity.	Related Categories Data Security Related Terms backup data data cleansing dirty data error detection FEC