From the course: CCSP Cert Prep: 2 Data Security
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Data discovery
From the course: CCSP Cert Prep: 2 Data Security
Data discovery
- [Instructor] Once you've implemented an information classification program, your work in this area has only just begun. It's inevitable that users will eventually create files and other data repositories that contain sensitive information, but are not appropriately labeled. Data discovery programs help comb through your organization's many data stores, looking for information that might be inappropriately classified. This approach serves as an insurance policy, helping you detect cases where you may not be applying necessary security controls. It's a proactive step that may help prevent a future data breach. There are two different types of data stored in your organization and data discovery efforts should incorporate both. First, we often have structured data in our organization. These are data stores that were intentionally designed and contain data in a highly organized structure. For example, the data stored in a…
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