Data classification: keeping track of your most precious asset
Steve Mansfield-Devine · Network Security · 2016
Many companies are now in the data business, whether they know it or not. Popular clichés about data turn on words such as ‘lifeblood’ or ‘crown jewels’, underscoring the inescapable fact that information is an organisation's most critical asset. But, as we examine in this interview with Rui Melo Biscaia, director of product management at data security specialist Watchful Software, too many organisations fail to understand how their data should be categorised and handled. And a lot of them don't even know what data they've got. Many companies are now in the data business, whether they know it or not. Popular clichés about data turn on words such as ‘lifeblood’ or ‘crown jewels’. However, as we examine in this interview with Rui Melo Biscaia of Watchful Software, too many organisations fail to understand the true nature of their data – indeed, many don't know what data they have or where it is. But with data protection regulations starting to bite, it's time for organisations to get to grips with class-ifying and protecting their information.