Data classification helps organizations decide which information needs the most protection based on sensitivity, legal requirements, and business impact. It supports access control, compliance, incident response, and DLP by making security decisions before tools and controls are applied. #PII #PHI #GDPR #HIPAA #CISSP #SecurityPlus
Keypoints
- Data classification ranks information by sensitivity and impact.
- PII and PHI require the strongest protection and strict access control.
- Organizations should define classification categories and minimum security requirements first.
- Classification supports least privilege, compliance, incident response, and DLP.
- Security controls should be applied after data is classified, not before.
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