How Data Governance Policies Impact Cybersecurity
Security Boulevard, February 6th, 2023
Cybersecurity protects a wide range of electronic assets, but data is the most important. When you boil it down, most cybersecurity practices and technologies center around sensitive information, whether directly or indirectly.
Given that relationship, the most effective digital security aligns perfectly with concepts like data governance. As close as they may be, data governance and cybersecurity are separate practices. However, if you want to become as secure as possible, you need to implement governance policies into your cybersecurity defenses. Here's a closer look at data governance and how it impacts cybersecurity.
What is Data Governance?
To understand how data governance affects security, you must know precisely what it is. Put simply, it's the process of managing data across an organization to ensure it's accurate, consistent and secure. In practice, however, it's often more complex than a one-sentence definition.