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aliases:
  - Secure data lifecyle
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## Asset mgt implementation
Source: Defensive Security Handbook: Best Practices for Securing Infrastructure by Lee Brotherston, Amanda Berlin

Each department or person involved in each step should understand when and how assets are tracked at every point of their lifecycles.

* Procure
* Deploy
* Manage, e.g. moved to storage, upgraded, replaced, returned, or change of users, locations, or departments.
* Decommission

Track changes, monitor and report


![](secure_data_lifecycle.jpeg)



