19 Aug What Are the Different Types of Data Safety?
Data security is the fusion of policies, procedures and tools that protect data from unauthorised access or manipulation. Data security is essential to safeguard important information and ensuring it’s disposed of appropriately when a company no longer requires it. It also assists organizations in meeting legal and compliance requirements including data protection laws like GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA and PCI DSS and helps avoid costly lawsuits, settlements, and reputational damage resulting from malicious or accidental activities, such as employee mistakes and ransomware attacks.
Authentication refers to the method of identifying individuals accurately before they are able access or alter information. This typically includes using passwords and PIN numbers, as well as swipe cards, biometrics and other methods to confirm identities before giving access. It is also important to keep track of all user actions and to establish controls to restrict who has access to data and/or who can share it, in addition to monitoring and find any suspicious or unusual activity that could be a sign of a breach.
The classification of data allows organizations to prioritize and organize data according to its importance. It’s important to know what information you collect and only utilize information that is required for your business goals and operations. It’s equally essential to have a clearly defined strategy to ensure that you are able to access and retrieve information in the event of system failure or natural disaster or data breach. This usually means having complete backups, incremental and differential of your most important data in locations that are physically separate from the original storage device and network.
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