dataturva

Dataturva is the Swedish term for data security, referring to the protection of information assets from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, destruction, or loss. It aims to maintain confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data across information systems, networks, devices, and processes, in all states—at rest, in transit, and during processing.

Key principles include the CIA triad (confidentiality, integrity, availability), authentication and authorization, access control, encryption, and accountability. Practices emphasize defense in depth, secure development, and privacy by design. Security governance, risk management, and incident response form the organizational backbone, complemented by technical controls such as patch management, backups, monitoring, and forensics.

Threats to dataturva include cyber attacks (phishing, malware, ransomware), misconfigurations, inadequate access controls, insider threats, and supply-chain risk. Effective dataturva requires risk assessments, threat modeling, regular testing, and continuous improvement to adapt to evolving risks and regulatory changes.

Common frameworks and standards used to guide dataturva include ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27002, and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. Data protection regulations such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) influence privacy controls. National and organizational authorities, such as the Swedish MSB and the Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten (IMY), oversee policy and enforcement.

Implementation of dataturva involves policies, training, vendor risk management, incident response planning, disaster recovery, and regular audits to ensure resilience and compliance across the data lifecycle.