Glossary

Data Categorization

The process of dividing the data into groups of entities whose members are in some way similar to each other. Data privacy and security professionals can then categorize that data as high, medium, and low sensitivity data.

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Incident Response

Incident response (sometimes called data incident response) refers to an organization’s processes and technologies for detecting and responding to cyberthreats, security breaches or cyberattacks. A formal incident response plan enables cybersecurity teams to limit or prevent damage.Incident Response services are usually an addition to your organization’s Data Security Platform that manages any type of data through automated discovery, classification, risk assessment, and remediation capabilities.

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Sensitive Data Discovery and Classification

Sensitive data discovery and classification is a process used to identify and categorize sensitive or confidential information within an organization's digital assets.

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