Data Governance Framework Checklist
Service Area: Operational Resilience
A defensible data governance framework makes it clear what data you have, where it lives, who can access it, and how it’s protected.
Data classification: Define classification levels (e.g., Public / Internal / Confidential) and label data accordingly.
Data inventory & ownership: Maintain an inventory of critical data stores and assign business/technical owners.
Data lifecycle rules: Define retention, deletion, archival, and legal hold requirements by data type.
Access control: Enforce least privilege; review and revoke access on a defined cadence.
Identity security: Require MFA for sensitive repositories; tightly control admin and service accounts.
Logging & audit trail: Log access to sensitive data and retain logs per regulatory and investigative needs.
Monitoring & alerting: Detect bulk access, abnormal downloads, unusual egress, and privilege misuse.
Encryption: Encrypt sensitive data at rest and in transit; manage keys with defined ownership and rotation.
Backups & recovery: Verify backups for critical data; protect backups (encryption, immutability/air-gap) and test restores.
Third-party governance: Apply governance requirements to vendors; validate controls and contract terms.
Regulatory mapping: Map controls to applicable requirements (e.g., GDPR/CCPA, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001/NIST).
AI/LLM data handling: Define what data can be used with AI tools and enforce controls to prevent leakage.
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