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 understanding … of your organization's business model. …