How To Create A Sound Data Governance Strategy
InformationWeek, Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
Data governance is essential for compliance, privacy, security, reliable data analytics and AI, but many organizations are still struggling with it.
Data governance is still a challenge at some organizations. Operational silos among departments, a lack of strong data governance leadership, and the ever-increasing glut of data are factors, as is a failure to understand the universe of data.
'Some elements of sound data governance involve understanding the various data types that you may have. Once you understand the types, you can start looking at the sensitivity level of the data, classify that information, and determine how best to protect and manage it,' says Erich Barlow, head of information security - Americas | global IT security professional at standards and certification organization BSI Americas.