Planning Data Security Deployment > Deciding what data to protect

Deciding what data to protect

Applies to

Data Security v7.6.x

In this topic

Overview

Geographical

Industry

Sector

General

Overview

What data should you protect? What are the applicable regulations for your organization?

Answers to these questions depend on the geographical regions in which the organization operates, the industry and sector, whether it is a public company and other particulars of your organization.

Consider the following:

Geographical

Each region may have its own regulations/laws that require protecting various types of sensitive information, such as private, financial, and medical.

Global enterprises may be bound to multiple laws if they have branch offices in different regions. (For example, they may have to abide by different state laws if they have offices in several different states)

Industry

Each type of industry may have its own laws and regulations. For example:

GLBA for finance

HIPAA for healthcare

If your enterprise develops new technologies, you may want to protect intellectual property and trade secrets (such as designs, software code, drawings, or patent applications).

Sector

Government agencies and organizations that are affiliated with the government are subjected to special requirements and regulations imposed by the government office, such as DIACAP for units and contractors related to the US Department of Defense and FISMA for US federal agencies and their contractors.

For public companies, additional regulations may apply (such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in the U.S., or regulations that are published by the regulatory body of the relevant stock markets).

General

Most organizations want to keep their marketing information away from competitors:

Upcoming press releases

Marketing campaigns

Leads

Existing customer data

Many organizations have individualized needs for data protection that might not fall into typical categories, but Data Security can accommodate them.

The TRITON - Data Security first-time policy wizard assists you in defining your region and industry and it displays the relevant policies, making it easier to select them. Besides predefined policies, you may want to protect specific information, such as:

Designs

Drawings

Marketing materials

Legal documents

Strategic planning documents, such as business plans

Financial and pricing information

All documents marked "Confidential"

Planning Data Security Deployment > Deciding what data to protect