Key Steps for Building an Effective Data Protection Program: From Analysing Business Needs to Ongoing Protection
Key Steps for Building an Effective Data Protection Program: From Analysing Business Needs to Ongoing Protection In today's world, data is often referred to as the new oil, given its immense value to organisations. Companies have access to vast amounts of data, from customer information to intellectual property and strategic plans. Over the last decade cyber criminals have targeted organisations repeatedly related to multiple breaches. Some organisations like Uber have faced multiple breaches and even government organisations are not spared as we observed in the Snowden case where confidential data of US govt was leaked online. Protecting this data has become essential, and having an effective data protection program is crucial to achieving this requirement. In my role as a CISO for the last five years I have found data protection as the most complex initiative yet most closely related to business enablement. This can be related to protecting customer data to prevent c...