You cannot protect what you do not know you have. The IBM 2024 Cost of a Data Breach Report found that the global average breach cost reached $4.88 million, with breaches involving confidential or regulated data costing significantly more. Organizations with mature data classification programs detected breaches 28% faster and contained them 23% more efficiently than those without.
Four Classification Levels
TATER implements a four-tier classification model aligned with industry best practices and common regulatory requirements:
Data Flow Mapping
Classification alone is not enough. You need to know where classified data flows. TATER's data flow mapping tracks movement between systems: where data is collected, processed, stored, and transmitted. This mapping is essential for Privacy Impact Assessments, GDPR Article 30 records of processing, and HIPAA data flow documentation.
"Data classification is not a one-time project. It is a continuous discipline. Data moves, transforms, and replicates. Your classification system must keep up."
Privacy Impact Assessments
For organizations subject to GDPR, CCPA, or similar privacy regulations, TATER provides a structured PIA workflow. PIAs are linked to specific data assets, document the purpose and legal basis for processing, identify risks to data subjects, and record mitigation measures. Completed PIAs serve as evidence for regulatory inquiries and audit examinations.
How TATER Helps
TATER's Data Classification module gives you a structured inventory of your data assets with classification labels, data flow mapping, and Privacy Impact Assessment workflows. Know what data you have, where it flows, and whether your protections are proportional to the risk. Satisfy GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and SOC 2 data management requirements from a single platform.
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