Data Protection
Noun · Security & Infosec
Definitions
The combined technical, administrative, and legal measures used to keep sensitive data confidential, accurate, available, and appropriately handled. It spans encryption, access control, retention policy, backup strategy, and compliance obligations.
In plain English: The overall effort to keep important data safe and properly handled.
Example: "The regulator focused on whether the company's data protection controls matched the sensitivity of the records."
Related Terms
- Anti-Phishing
- Data Security
- Inspection
- Internal Audit
- IT Audit
- IT Governance
- Log Retention
- Multi-Layered Defense
- Operational Risk
- Patch Compliance
- Policy Enforcement
- Preventative Control
- Process Security
- Program Security
- Protection Level
- Protection Mechanism
- Questionnaire
- Regulatory Compliance
- Risk Control
- Risk Mitigation
- Risk Reduction