Before moving to the cloud, an enterprise should classify their data in relevant categories – restricted, private, and public – in terms of their value and how critical they are to the business so that sensitive data can be protected effectively. Data classification has become essential when it comes to risk management, compliance, and data security. It also helps you easily access data when it is critical to search and retrieve data within a stipulated timeline.
However, data classification can be a complex and tedious task for enterprises. Leveraging automated processes will allow you to simplify this task once you have:
1) determined your data classification criteria and categories,
(2) defined your objectives,
(3) outlined the roles and responsibilities of employees in following the protocols, and
(4) implemented security standards corresponding to the data categories.
