Data Categorization

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• data can be categorized in a number of ways

By Regulatory Compliance

• different business activities are governed by different regulations
• org may want to categorize data by which regulations apply to it
• e.g., GLBA, PCI DSS, SOX, HIPAA, GDPR

By Business Function

• org may categorize data according to their different uses
• e.g.,
  • based on use in billing, marketing, or operations
  • based on types of customers

By Functional Unit

• each department or office may have its own category

By Project

• may categorize data based on the projects that are associated with