Data Protection: Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance

This guide explains how to gain a handle on the vital aspects of data protection, offering a solid understanding of how data protection fits into various organizations. It places data protection in a governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) framework; discusses existing and emerging data protection technologies and how they relate to each other; and explores the impact of novel trends, such as cloud computing, storage tiering, server virtualization, and green computing. The book also shows how to improve the data protection process through the high-level PRO-Tech model. Other topics covered include data retention, data security, and eDiscovery.