A global logistics company recently completed a data classification project, categorizing all information assets into 'Public', 'Internal', and 'Restricted' tiers. The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is now planning the next phase of the data governance program. To ensure the classification scheme is effective in practice, which of the following actions should the CISO prioritize to protect these assets according to their assigned value?
Develop and implement handling requirements for each data classification tier, detailing procedures for storage, transmission, and destruction.
Procure a data loss prevention (DLP) solution to automatically enforce controls on all data categorized as 'Restricted'.
Focus on declassifying as much data as possible to reduce the scope of security controls and lower operational overhead.
Mandate that all employees sign a new acceptable use policy to transfer all liability for data mishandling to the individual.
The correct action is to develop and implement specific handling requirements for each data classification tier. After data is classified, the next logical step in the data governance lifecycle is to define how data in each category should be handled, stored, transmitted, and destroyed. These handling requirements provide clear, consistent procedures for employees and systems to follow, ensuring that protections are appropriately aligned with the data's sensitivity level. Simply procuring a tool without defined requirements is premature, and focusing on liability transfer or declassification misses the primary goal of applying consistent, risk-based protection.
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