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As organizations generate vast amounts of valuable data, protecting it from unauthorized access is critical. Data-centric security offers a solution, especially as businesses share information with external partners. However, more sharing means greater risk. To mitigate this, organizations must rethink how they secure data as it moves beyond the corporate network and onto external or mobile devices.

SharePoint holds some of an organization’s most valuable information, including intellectual property, trade secrets, research, and transactional data. As teams collaborate, they often share files with external partners, customers, and supply chains, which increases the risk of sensitive information being unintentionally exposed to unauthorized individuals. In a dynamic, collaborative environment, protecting this data becomes a critical challenge

­­Data classification is an essential concept in the realm of cyber security. It refers to the process of organizing data into specific categories and assigning appropriate security measures to each category. This practice helps to safeguard sensitive data and prevent unauthorized access. In this blog, we will discuss the importance of how data classification can aid in achieving ABAC (Attribute-Based Access Control) and Zero Trust Security. We will look at the fundamental concepts of data classification, its techniques and tools, its application in access control and authorization, and the benefits of using data classification for ABAC and Zero Trust Security.

In today’s collaborative business world, file security is crucial for protecting sensitive data. Tools like Digital Rights Management (DRM) ensure critical files remain secure from unauthorized access. As zero-trust evolves, organizations must extend this protection to the file level, treating every file as a potential risk to strengthen overall security.

As enterprises embrace various cloud applications, new challenges arise for digital rights management in terms of balancing information sharing and security which can lead to vulnerabilities such as cyber-attacks and data breaches. File-sharing services have some level of native security built into them, but it’s not enough to fully protect your data once it’s been shared.

A Policy Administration Point (PAP) is a component of a policy engine. PAP’s are often used by enterprise administrators to define fine-grained access entitlements for enterprise users who need access to managed software components and provides centralized policy administration, management, and monitoring of access policies through the PAP administration control center.

Many businesses operate in a data access mode known as “default to know,” particularly when they are in hyper-growth mode. The result is that there can be an uncontrolled and overly permissive approach to data access which can lead to hidden costs in terms of security and compliance. Now, it is possible to transition from “default to know” to “need to know” without stifling innovation by using DataSecOps.

A Policy Enforcement Point (PEP) protects an enterprise’s data by enforcing access control as a vital component of the XACML architecture. A PEP works with a Policy Decision Point (PDP) to interpret policies to control the behavior of the network devices in order to satisfy both the users and administrators of network resources.

As more data is shared across enterprise networks, file servers, and cloud environments, organizations need a solution to not only protect data within the enterprise but also when shared. This brings about the question, how do you continuously protect data once the file has been shared? The answer is persistent file protection.

Product designs created by designers and engineers with Computer-Aided Design (CAD) tend to be deemed as intellectual property (IP) of the organization. Very often, these valuable assets need to be shared internally with employees and externally, which becomes risky. Digital Rights Management is crucial to mitigate these risks.