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Tech Insight: Making Data Classification Work

Data classification involves much more than simply buying a product and dropping it in place. Here are some dos and don’ts.
The topic of data classification is one that can quickly polarize a crowd. The one side believes there is absolutely no way to make the classification of data and the requisite protection work — probably the same group that doesn’t believe in security awareness and training for employees. The other side believes in data classification as they are making it work within their environments, primarily because their businesses require it. The difficulty in choosing a side lies in the fact that both are correct….

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John H. Sawyer
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