ABSTRACT
Classifying corporate information based on business risk, data value, or other criteria (as discussed later
in this chapter), makes good business sense. Not all information has the same value or use, or is subject to
the same risks. Therefore, protection mechanisms, recovery processes, etc. are-or should be-different,
with differing costs associated with them. Data classification is intended to lower the cost of protecting
data, and improve the overall quality of corporate decision making by helping ensure a higher quality of
data upon which the decision makers depend.
