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Data Integrity
Data Management
Assurance that data remains accurate and unaltered except by authorized, auditable actions.
Definition
Data integrity involves controls that prevent or detect unauthorized changes: access control, checksums/signatures, append-only logs, and audit trails.
In plain English
Assurance that data remains accurate and unaltered except by authorized, auditable actions.
Why this matters
Why it matters: Integrity failures can enable fraud, cover-ups, and incorrect decisions using personal data.
Example
Example: Use cryptographic signatures for critical records and write-once audit logs with monitoring and alerts.