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(PRIORITIES2008) data protection
Data Protection in a Snap
You'll be prioritizing database security and data governance in 2008.
To protect its sensitive tax and child support data, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue takes a multifaceted approach.
The strategy includes a homegrown database monitoring program to ensure compliance with its access policy, laptop encryption, a secure system for sending email containing confidential information, ongoing data security awareness training, and background checks on vendors.
John Moynihan, who recently left his job as deputy commissioner and internal control officer at MDOR and is setting up a data governance consulting practice, says data protection is the overriding issue in IT today and requires a comprehensive approach that includes technical and non-technical components. "One hole in your information security strategy can really compromise your whole data governance structure."
Protecting sensitive and confidential data is top of mind for a lot of organizations; about 68 percent of readers surveyed say they will be spending more time on data protection this year while 58 percent say creation of a data deletion and retention process is vital (see chart, below).
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