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ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity 2026 outline · Domain 5: Security operations & incident response

Data security: classification, labeling, retention and secure destruction

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Last reviewed September 25, 2026 · Leer en español

Data moves through a lifecycle: it is created or collected, stored, used, shared, archived and finally destroyed. At every stage it needs protection matching its value and sensitivity. Classification, labeling, retention and secure destruction are the practices that make that possible.

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