From the course: Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) Cert Prep
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Data security tools and techniques
From the course: Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) Cert Prep
Data security tools and techniques
- [Instructor] Data security tools, and technique understanding begins with understanding the separation between data classification, and categorization. Unfortunately, highly circulated cybersecurity publications, and industry leading cybersecurity certifications overlook the consequential distinction between classification categorization. While the CCSK exam does not focus on this, this is something that's extremely important in order to conform to industry standards in the real world. Classification focuses on establishing the least privileged access based on a need to know principle, and the implementation of least privilege in technology. Security professionals often concentrate primarily on confidentiality concerns related to data when someone says, "Secure this." But the security may end up having different labels associated with it, associated with the classification. It could be public, sensitive or private. If something is labeled public, there may be an assumption that it…