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Identify, Classify and Protect What Matters to Your Business
Fortra Data Classification Suite: Secure Your Sensitive Data Throughout its Lifecycle
In today’s data-driven world, protecting sensitive information is paramount. Fortra’s Data Classification Suite (DCS) empowers businesses to automatically locate, classify, and safeguard their critical data across various platforms.
Why Choose Fortra DCS?
- Enhanced Data Security: DCS goes beyond basic tagging. It offers a comprehensive classification schema to identify and secure sensitive data, including PII, financial information, and intellectual property.
- Compliance Champion: Ensure adherence to data privacy regulations like GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, and even industry-specific standards like ITAR and CUI.
- Reduced Risk of Data Loss: DCS empowers you to implement data loss prevention (DLP) policies with greater accuracy, minimizing the risk of accidental or malicious data leaks
- Empowering Users: Increase security awareness among your employees. DCS provides clear guidelines for handling classified data, fostering accountability
- Seamless Integration: The suite integrates seamlessly with your existing security ecosystem, enriching the metadata used by your DLP and other data protection tools.
Key Features of Fortra DCS:
- Flexible and Customizable: DCS offers the industry's most adaptable classification schema, allowing you to tailor it to your specific needs.
- Extensive File Type Support: Classify a wide range of documents, from PDFs and emails to images, videos, and design files.
- Cross-Platform Functionality: Safeguard your data across various platforms, including Windows, Mac, mobile devices, and cloud storage.
- Real-World Data Insights: Gain valuable information to make informed decisions about your data security posture.
Fortra DCS: Your Partner in Data Protection
By implementing Fortra DCS, you can significantly reduce the risk of data breaches, ensure compliance with regulations,and empower your workforce to handle sensitive data responsibly.
Why Data Classification is the Cornerstone of Enterprise Security
In today’s digital age, enterprises generate and store massive amounts of data. This data can be a goldmine of insights, but it also presents a significant security challenge. Sensitive information, like customer data, financial records, and intellectual property, needs robust protection. This is where data classification comes in.
What is Data Classification?
Data classification is the process of organizing your data based on its sensitivity. It’s like sorting your physical files into labeled folders. A data classification system categorizes data into different levels (e.g., public, confidential, secret) based on its:
- Sensitivity: How critical is the data to your business?
- Legal Requirements: Are there any regulations governing how you must handle this data?
- Potential Impact of a Breach: What would happen if this data fell into the wrong hands?
Why is Data Classification Important?
Here are some compelling reasons why data classification is essential for enterprises:
Enhanced Security
Classification helps you identify and prioritize your most valuable data. You can then implement stronger security controls (encryption, access restrictions) for this data, minimizing the risk of breaches.
Regulatory Compliance
Many data privacy regulations, like GDPR and CCPA, mandate that organizations classify data to ensure proper handling and protection. A robust classification system simplifies compliance efforts.
Reduced Risk of Data Loss
By understanding what data is sensitive, you can implement more effective data loss prevention (DLP) strategies. This minimizes the risk of accidental leaks or unauthorized access.
Improved Efficiency
Knowing where your data is stored and its classification level helps employees find information faster and avoid wasting time sorting through irrelevant files.
Empowered Users
Data classification fosters a culture of data security awareness within your organization.Employees can make informed decisions about handling sensitive data.
Benefits of a Data Classification Strategy
Investing in a data classification strategy goes beyond basic security. It offers a multitude of benefits for your enterprise:
- Reduced Costs: A data breach can be financially devastating. Classification helps prevent breaches, saving you significant costs associated with remediation and regulatory fines.
- Improved Decision-Making: Data classification provides valuable insights into your data landscape. This empowers you to make informed decisions about data storage, access control, and overall data security posture
- Enhanced Customer Trust: Customers increasingly value their data privacy. Demonstrating a commitment to data classification builds trust and strengthens your brand reputation.
Getting Started with Data Classification
There are several steps you can take to implement a data classification system in your enterprise:
- Define Your Data Classification Scheme: Develop a system that categorizes data based on your specific needs and regulatory requirements.
- Classify Your Data: Inventory your data and classify it according to the established scheme.
- Implement Security Controls: Apply appropriate security measures (encryption, access restrictions) based on the data classification level.
- Educate Your Employees: Train your employees on the data classification system and their role in protecting sensitive information.
