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What Are Data Classification & Sensitivity Labels?
By Chris Brook on Tue, 04/30/2024
How do you classify data in your organization? Conducting a data risk assessment and keeping compliance regulations top of mind are some of the first steps to protecting an organization’s data. What Is Data Classification? Not every piece of organizational data requires top-level security, and to assign the right kind of security to the most confidential data, it’s important to classify it. Data...
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What Is Data Governance? A Quick Guide
By Chris Brook on Wed, 04/24/2024
The explosion of data and the velocity of its delivery have compelled organizations to incorporate an integrated set of processes, practices, and policies to guide their data use. Data governance ensures there’s a well-defined, company-wide framework that can foster proper data stewardship. What Is Data Governance? Data Governance refers to managing the availability, usability, integrity, and...
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5 Reasons Classification is the First Step to Successful Data Loss Prevention
Learn how Fortra Classification enables DLP and CASB systems to more effectively and efficiently protect data.
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Data Classification: Enabling Compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOX, & More
By Robbie Araiza on Mon, 03/11/2024
Learn how Fortra's Data Classification Suite can facilitate compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOX, and other prominent data privacy regulations.
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The Benefits of Pairing Digital Guardian with Fortra's Data Classification Suite
By Piers Chivers on Wed, 03/06/2024
Digital Guardian’s data classification capabilities have helped organizations better understand their data for years but for businesses looking to empower further their users and automate their data protection programs, there are additional options available. Fortra's acquisition of Boldon James and Titus three years ago has brought a wealth of data classification knowledge and technology under...
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Data Protection in the Enterprise
Learn Why Fortra Classification Suite is a better option for organizations that need scalable privacy policies for protecting complex data landscapes.
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Safeguarding Data Integrity: Navigating the NIST Privacy Framework
By Robbie Araiza on Tue, 01/30/2024
Learn how your organization can walk the line between fulfilling business needs and maintaining sufficient data privacy with the help of the NIST Privacy Framework.
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Unlocking the Potential of Data Governance with Data Classification
By Robbie Araiza on Thu, 12/14/2023
Learn what data governance means and why data classification is a crucial part of its success.
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Why Do You Need a Specialist Data Classification Provider?
By Chris Brook on Thu, 12/07/2023
Consulting with an expert solution provider to make sure you get data protection right the first time can pay off in the long run.
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Introducing Fortra's Data Classification
By Piers Chivers on Fri, 12/01/2023
We’re writing today to share news about an exciting new beginning for the Titus and Boldon James products. Fortra has long been a global expert in software for data classification and we’re thrilled to share that beginning today, the two brands will live under the same roof, on a new microsite, as Fortra’s Data Classification. Whether you're looking for product information , educational data...
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Achieving Compliance with India’s Personal Data Protection Act
India's Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act is a ground-breaking legislation that balances the rights of individuals to protect their personal data with the necessity of processing such data for lawful purposes. The Act imposes obligations on Data Fiduciaries, those processing data, and outlines the rights and duties of Data Principals, individuals to whom the data pertains. It also...
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Why Zero Trust Needs Data Classification To Work
If you’re in charge of securing data at your organization, you already know that classifying it is foundational for data security. It’s especially the case for organizations looking to take a zero trust approach to data protection. What’s Inside: What is Zero Trust, and what is the right approach? Adding context to data, and why this is important How data classification and Zero Trust go hand in...
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Three Steps to Protecting PII in the Government
This guide discusses the three key steps that must be taken by government organizations to protect PII they have in their possession. Identify your PII through marking and metadata tagging Educate and build awareness of the organization’s PII among employees, contractors, and partners Select the appropriate controls to protect PII
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Protecting Sensitive ITAR Information: A Data-Centric Approach To Export Control Compliance
ITAR covers the transfer of technical data and information relating to goods, as well as the goods themselves. Technical documents, product plans and specifications, design drawings, manuals and financial details may all need to be shared across the supply chain if an ITAR-related project is to be delivered. However, authority needs to be granted and access by unauthorized persons prohibited or...
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Meeting CUI Requirements with Fortra’s Data Classification Suite Solutions
Established by Executive Order 13556, the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) program defines a uniform policy for the treatment of unclassified information that requires safeguarding or dissemination controls. The CUI Executive Order specifically adopts, defines, and institutes CUI as the single designation for all information formerly designated by Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU), For...
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Integrating Information Labelling and Microsoft AD RMS
This guide will examine the challenges of content protection and user acceptance of this technology. It provides an overview of Microsoft’s Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) and its integration with Fortra Data Classification. This combination provides a powerful and intuitive solution for policy compliance and information protection.
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How metadata will accelerate your data protection strategy
Reading this guide will enable you to: Learn how Fortra’s Data Classification Suite leverages metadata to achieve extensibility Identify best practices for a flexible schema that matches your data protection policy Implement metadata which will trigger downstream technologies like encryption or data loss prevention (DLP or CASB)