Information Lifecycle

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Information lifecycle is the sequence of stages that data goes through from creation or capture to eventual archival or deletion at the end of the data’s useful life.

• aka data lifecycle
• data protection should continue through all stages

5 Phase Lifecycle

1. Creation
2. Storage
3. Processing
4. Archival
5. Destruction

ISO 27002 Stages

ISO 27002 defines the information lifecycle with 5 phases:

1. creation & origination
2. processing
3. storage
4. transmission
5. deletion & destruction