Data Security

By Mark Sharron • 14 December 2020 • 1 min read

What is Data Security?

Data security refers to the protection of data that is stored digitally. This can include securing data in databases and protecting it from a cyberattack or a data breach.

Mark Sharron

Mark Sharron leads Search & Generative AI Strategy at ISMS.online. His focus is communicating how ISO 27001, ISO 42001 and SOC 2 work in practice - tying risk to controls, policies and evidence with audit-ready traceability. Mark partners with product and customer teams so this logic is embedded in workflows and web content - helping organisations understand, prove security, privacy and AI governance with confidence.

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