Data Classification Blog
Thursday, 07 June 2012 07:55
What is Data Classification?
One of the foundational elements of an information security program is the existence of and adherence to a formal data classification scheme. Yet, many organisations - even those that profess a commitment to protecting company and customer information--fail to implement data classification. What is Data Classification? Data classification is a…
Thursday, 31 May 2012 09:46
10 Steps to Effective Data Classification
Interesting article by Erik Bataller on Fundamentals: 10 Steps to Effective Data Classification, not a lot to add except there is a lot of experience and common sense in what he has written. He starts with the fact that every household and company already classify data every day and…
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Wednesday, 30 May 2012 09:10
ISO27001 and Data Classification
ISO 27001 is an Information Security Management System (ISMS) published standard which formally specifies a management system that is intended to bring information security under explicit management control, including the use of classification and labelling. The most common question I was asked at InfoSec2012 recently in earls court was…
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Tuesday, 29 May 2012 08:31
Big Question for Big Data
Interesting article by David Gibson at Varonis on Big Data, he starts ‘With the explosion of data growth and the demand for rapid, ubiquitous digital collaboration, IT knows traditional data management methods can no longer keep pace, so they are looking for advanced solutions to protect their data. The…
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Tuesday, 08 May 2012 11:19
A Perfect Storm - Security v. Culture
UK firms are suffering a record number of security breaches . The root cause is often a failure to invest in educating staff about security risks, often only recognised after the event. Reading through the rather good ‘Information Security Breaches Survey’ from PWC, there are a number of points which…
Thursday, 12 April 2012 12:24
Come and Visit us at InfoSec 2012
What’s in a name…well come and find out we invite you to come and see us at Stand J46 where we will be showcasing how TITUS Software delivers: Data Classification MetaData End User Driven Classification Policy Enforcement and DLP Protective Marking Email and Document Classification And Automating SharePoint Security Permissions…
Monday, 12 March 2012 11:51
Is Data Classification The Biggest Gap in Data Management
According to a recent survey by Protiviti 69% of companies believe they have a clear classification policy. This sounds about right, roughly two thirds of the companies we help do have a Data Classification Policy and anyone who works in Risk, Compliance or Security can typically recall the levels, usually…
Friday, 02 December 2011 14:55
Announcing TITUS Metadata Security Claims Edition!
TITUS have just announced the launch of TITUS Metadata Security Claims Edition! This new release of our industry-leading security solution for SharePoint enables claims-based authorization using trusted user attributes to control access to sensitive content. TITUS Metadata Security uses Claims to Enhance SharePoint Security TITUS Metadata Security Claims Edition now…
Monday, 28 November 2011 12:05
Making Information Classification Work In Practice
German Analyst KuppingerCole recently published a research note stating that TITUS is providing technologies which are of high relevance for improving information security used by more than 1.5m people worldwide. The challenges addressed by TITUS are Data loss: Data gets lost due to users sending emails accidentally, attaching business critical…
Monday, 14 November 2011 11:07
Controlled Unclassified Information(CUI): The CUI Registry is out!
On November 4, 2011, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) released the first-ever registry for Controlled Unclassified Information(CUI) for records that are not classified as top secret or secret, but require some protection. The release of this registry meets one of the first targets of President Obama’s Executive…
