Where's Your Data? Eight Keys to Data Security In (and out of) The Cloud

Data security, hacking, breaches, spying, and more have stolen the headlines this year. The risk is high for companies of all sizes, and especially for systems like Microsoft Dynamics ERP that contain sensitive financial information. In today's cloud-enabled and hyper-connected world, organizations must plan their systems management with security and risk-mitigation in mind.

While there is no one-size-fits-all plan, executives and IT professionals should embrace several key IT practices, document security policies, and ensure that their entire information architecture - cloud, on-premise, and hybrid - is in line with a unified plan.

Here are eight key components of any good data security plan in today's IT climate:

1. Classification o...

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