How to identify and protect personal information

How to identify and protect personal information

Personal information also referred to as personally identifiable information (PII) and Protected Personal Information (PPI), has a good and bad side for companies. All businesses record the personal information of their clients (names, debit/credit cards, address,...
Data Classification Policy: Examples and Templates

Data Classification Policy: Examples and Templates

Data classification is the process of data identification and categorization to assess the proper sensitivity level of each piece of information in an organization’s custody. Defining what types of information belong to which security level, is the foundation of...
5 Best Practices for Employee Information Privacy

5 Best Practices for Employee Information Privacy

As a member of your Human Resources department, you already have a clear idea of the importance of the privacy of employee information. If scam artists can wreak havoc with a single voided check or credit card number. It’s not hard to imagine the a bad actor can...
Building a Data Classification Scheme and Matrix

Building a Data Classification Scheme and Matrix

It’s hard to find an organization that doesn’t have large amounts of data in its custody that its responsible for protecting. Despite this, data classification is still a mystery for a lot of companies. Data classification is an important part of data governance. This...