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+44(0)8456 434 063Goverment & Defence
For Government and Defence organisations dealing with highly sensitive data, classification brings 360° benefits.
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Data Classification for Government and Defence
Governments, federal organisations (both central, state and local councils), defence and aerospace are continually dealing with highly sensitive information that could result in market or political destabilisation, and even the loss of lives. But with so much data being bandied about, data classification is critical to exercising control over your data.
Not only can Data Classification bring about the blanket application of downstream technologies in a more consistent and reliable manner, it can also enhance user awareness of the value of data. This in itself, is proven to have a direct impact on the way employeeshandle data at work, and outside of work.
HANDD’s experts have been deploying data classification programmes within local government and the military environment since 2006. Familiar with the unique challenges faced by government departments in deploying such programmes in compliance with GSC (Government Security Classification) and ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations), our team of specialists are available to help you plan, design, implement and manage your government, defence or aerospace data classification programme.
Find out how HANDD’s team of specialists can support you at any or every stage in implementing data classification in your organisation. Call +44 (0)8456 434 063 today.
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Six Steps to Implementing a Data Classification ProgrammeDeployments
We secure the entire journey of your data, from consultancy and technical design, right through to installation, training and support.
Challenge: Controlling data with vast user access
With over 4000 end users, an Insurance industry client came to HANDD for help. They needed to ensure policy details couldn’t be sent to unauthorised external parties by email. Using data classification, we identified and classified new documents containing policy numbers. Then we integrated the classification platform with the client’s Symantec DLP solution, enabling DLP to work more efficiently to ensure sensitive content only travels to cleared recipients.
Challenge: Managing compliance with large volumes of legacy data
With billions of records to sift through and strict compliance mandates, a global bank needed to get control over their legacy data. First, using a discovery tool HANDD helped them identify their sensitive data and discover where it was stored. Then, we labelled their data using Data Classification. This enabled them to apply protective measures efficiently to their most sensitive files for the first time.
Challenge: Ad-hoc application of protective measures
Staff typing SECURE into email subject lines to trigger downstream protection of sensitive data left plenty of scope for error. At this leading financial services organisation classification was inconsistent and ad-hoc. Security of delivery was unreliable. They contacted HANDD for help improving their classification processes. We implemented a Data Classification solution that would automatically classify emails. Integrating with a message gateway it prevents data falling into the wrong hands.
Challenge: Controlling data with vast user access
With over 4000 end users, an Insurance industry client came to HANDD for help. They needed to ensure policy details couldn’t be sent to unauthorised external parties by email. Using data classification, we identified and classified new documents containing policy numbers. Then we integrated the classification platform with the client’s Symantec DLP solution, enabling DLP to work more efficiently to ensure sensitive content only travels to cleared recipients.
Challenge: Managing compliance with large volumes of legacy data
With billions of records to sift through and strict compliance mandates, a global bank needed to get control over their legacy data. First, using a discovery tool HANDD helped them identify their sensitive data and discover where it was stored. Then, we labelled their data using Data Classification. This enabled them to apply protective measures efficiently to their most sensitive files for the first time.
Challenge: Ad-hoc application of protective measures
Staff typing SECURE into email subject lines to trigger downstream protection of sensitive data left plenty of scope for error. At this leading financial services organisation classification was inconsistent and ad-hoc. Security of delivery was unreliable. They contacted HANDD for help improving their classification processes. We implemented a Data Classification solution that would automatically classify emails. Integrating with a message gateway it prevents data falling into the wrong hands.
