Architecting Cloud Computing Solutions

Data security life cycle

The secure data life cycle has six phases:

• Create: The generation or acquisition of new digital content, or the alteration/updating of existing content. Creation can happen internally in the cloud or externally after the data is imported into the cloud. The creation phase is the preferred time to classify content according to its sensitivity and value to the organization. Careful classification is necessary because weak security controls could be implemented if the content is classified incorrectly.
• Store: Committing digital data to a storage repository; typically occurs nearly simultaneously with creation. When storing data, protection should align with its classification level and controls, such as encryption, ...