Discover and Classify Your Data – Phase 1: Formalize the Classification Program

Author(s): Celine Gravelines, Logan Rohde, Michelle Tran

Establish your data classification program so that your data is handled properly. This phase will take you through the following activities:

  • Create a Data Classification Steering Committee Charter
  • Develop a Data Classification Policy
  • Create a Data Classification Standard
  • Assign roles and responsibilities using the Data Classification RACI Tool

Use this phase as part of the full blueprint Discover and Classify Your Data.

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