From the course: CSSLP Cert Prep: 2 Secure Software Requirements

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Data life cycle

Data life cycle

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Data life cycle

- [Instructor] Everything has a beginning, a middle, and an end, and your application data is no different. Data has its own life cycle, and your security requirements may change at different points in the life cycle of that data. As a CSSLP, you'll constantly be challenged to find an effective balance between the effectiveness of your security controls and the cost of those controls. An underlying theme that often appears in data security discussions is that those costs are often proportional to the sheer volume of data you need to protect. Reducing your data volume could reduce costs associated with data protection controls like encryption, not to mention your data storage, backup, and disposal cost. In the age of big data, though, the benefits of having all that data could outweigh the cost of protecting it. That's only one of the reasons that you should approach your data life cycle discussions with a clear…

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