What is data classification?
Data classification is the process of labeling information in an organization. It serves as the foundation of a data governance strategy in many organizations, particularly those organizations that need to comply with government or other regulatory rules.
Data classification can be based on different taxonomies, such as data sensitivity, data type, or regulatory requirements. What taxonomy an organization uses will depend on the specific needs of the organization.
Data classification can be useful to help manage internal rules and expectations around how to create, store, manage, move, or delete data.
Who can do this? |
Classify data in Atlassian apps
The data classification feature lets an organization define classification levels for users to categorize their content into.
As an organization admin, you can set up classification levels and apply various levels to all Confluence, Jira, and Jira Service Management apps within the organization. Manage classification levels
Content that is classified displays a classification badge. What can users classify?
How do I configure classification levels?
You can configure classification levels to be applied both manually and automatically.
Configure classification rules to automatically apply classification levels to matching content. What are classification rules?
Set a default, minimum classification level that will automatically apply to all content in your organization. What is a default data classification level?
Configure your settings to allow users to manually apply classification levels to content. Set who can manually classify content
You can also use classification levels to fine-tune your organization’s data security policy controls.What is a data security policy?
What is the hierarchy for classifying content?
Understanding the the hierarchy will help you decide how you set your classification levels.
You can set a default classification level for your organization, and for spaces. You may also allow users to add or change a classification level for content objects; for example, a page, blog post or work item.
Organization default classification level
Your organization default classification level is the baseline classification level, so it should be set to the least sensitive classification level for content across your organization. This applies to spaces and content objects, if other classification levels haven’t been set for them.
Space default classification level
A space can have its own classification level. A space classification level applies to new and existing content objects within that space. Your configuration settings let you choose whether space defaults can be set to a less sensitive level than your organization default.
Content object classification level
Classification level | Description | Who sets it, and how? | How does it behave? |
|---|---|---|---|
Organization default level | Baseline classification level set for the whole organization. | Organization admin, automatically applied to new content. | Applies to all spaces and content objects if no other level has been set for them. Typically set to the least sensitive level throughout the organization. |
Space default level | Classification level set for a specific space. | Space admin, automatically applied to new content. | Applies to all new and existing content objects in a space. Admins can choose whether it can be less sensitive than the organization default. |
Content object level | Classification level set on single content objects (for example, a page, whiteboard, or work item). | User with edit access, manually applied by them. | Only applies to that specific content object, and not to child pages. Can’t be less sensitive than the space or organization default. Automatically updated if the space default becomes more sensitive. Admins can choose whether to allow manual classifications. |
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