Data classification is defined as categorizing data to make it the most efficient and effective way possible. In basic approaches to classifying data one can classify data according to its critical value, how often it needs to be accessed, etc. One example of this is by breaking down data in to multiple uses. Technical data is usually critical and often used, so storing that kind of data you would want to put it on a fast access media, as opposed to administrative or legal data could be stored on media that would not require fast access speeds. If an Engineer for a company can classify data correctly, and accurately, essential data is easier to find thus making its access faster.
To successfully implement a data security program, a few things have to be considered and researched. In order to start in the right direction, you would need to perform a Risk Analysis. A Risk Analysis will identify the key critical data in a company, and determine its functionality. At the root, it is really a process of identifying all assets related to the company. It can be vary tedious depending on the structure and functionality of the company that’s conducting a Risk Analysis because of the time involved. Once you define the assets, now you would move on to what the possible threats to those resources would be. Risk Management is the proper term to describe this process. Threats could be anything from viruses, compromised passwords, etc. You would have to break into a group, for example, “System Access”. You would create rules to defend system access by a number of ways. One being password creation, you would create a rule that would define what a strong password would be. Another might involve a policy that excludes Removable media, such as flash drives, Cd’s etc. from being attached to the company’s network. Maybe you would implement Encryption on company critical files. All of