How is sensitive data secured in Workday?

Securing sensitive data in Workday primarily involves managing access to domain items and business processes. This approach ensures that only authorized users can view or manipulate data that falls under sensitive categories, such as personal information or financial records. By carefully configuring security settings around domains and business processes, organizations can establish robust access controls that dictate who has the ability to interact with specific data sets, thus protecting sensitive information from unauthorized exposure or misuse.

While regular audits, limiting user visibility, and encrypting data at rest are important aspects of an overall data security strategy, they serve more as complementary measures rather than the core mechanism for securing sensitive data in Workday. Regular audits help ensure compliance and identify potential security gaps, limiting user visibility can help reduce the risk of exposure, and encryption protects data when stored. However, managing access through domain items and business processes is fundamental to preventing unauthorized access in the first place, making it the primary method of securing sensitive data within the Workday environment.