Client Architect, Networking
Organizations are navigating a perfect storm in data protection, driven by a rapidly evolving threat landscape and the exponential growth of data. With global data volumes projected to reach 175 zetabytes by 2025, the need for robust cybersecurity measures to protect that data has never been more critical. Operationalizing security measures is essential to effectively safeguard any organization’s vast amount of sensitive information.
8 Strategies to Operationalize Data Protection
Operationalizing cybersecurity measures to secure data involves integrating rigorous security practices throughout the data lifecycle, specifically how sensitive information is accessed and stored.
- Compliance and Data Governance: Adhere to regulations like GDPR and HIPAA by establishing robust data security policies that follow well established frameworks governing data storage, access, and retention.
- Micro-Segmentation: Implementing micro-segmentation to contain breaches within isolated environments dramatically reduces the potential impact on collateral systems and sensitive data. This strategy supports compliance efforts by controlling who can access specific types of data.
- Secure Storage Infrastructure: Implement secure on-premises and/or cloud storage solutions that integrate strong encryption, access controls, and continuous penetration testing to validate security controls.
- Data Retention Policies: Any data at rest in your premises or cloud environments should be regularly audited to ensure its security. Companies can minimize risks associated with retaining unnecessary or outdated data by enforcing strong data retention policies.
- Backup and Disaster Recovery: Develop comprehensive backup and DR strategies to ensure data resilience against cyber incidents and natural disasters. Once these have been implemented, it is important to test them at least quarterly to ensure their effectiveness.
- Access Controls and Monitoring: Strengthen access controls and continuously monitor and audit data access to ensure compliance or to detect and respond to unauthorized activities.
- 24×7 Security Operations: Have expert eyes on glass, actively threat hunting and ready to respond. This human component is vital to quickly identify and eradicate bad actors.
- Incident Response and Forensics: Create procedures for rapid incident response and forensic analysis to mitigate and understand the impact of security breaches. Once these have been created, it is important to periodically test them to ensure their validity against your current needs and data sets.
Accelerate Your Ability to Operationalize Security
If you need help operationalizing your cybersecurity and protecting your data, DataEndure is uniquely positioned to assist. For over 40 years, DataEndure has led the way in helping organizations achieve and maintain digital resilience. We understand the intricacies of managing data—how it is accessed, stored, and protected.
Our approach is straightforward: no agendas, just solutions that work for you. We are here to help you strengthen your cybersecurity posture and ensure your data is protected against evolving digital threats. Contact us today to schedule a complimentary Security Health Check.