Companies should begin to spell out policies for security and compliance. The first step in doing that is to evaluate these disciplines along four key parameters: data classification, organizational structure, user classification, and technologies.

Information protection includes all data security issues, including access, malware and encryption:

• Data classification: Determining what data needs to be protected against viruses and other malware threats; and what data needs to be encrypted.

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