Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
Whether.information.is.considered.conidential,.sensitive,.
or.public.only.matters.if.someone.is.maintaining.some.type.
of.classiication.of.that.data..Unless.and.until.data.are.classi-
ied.and.that.classiication.is.documented,.there.is.no.way.to.
give.it.the.proper.protections..Conidential.data.might.include.
information. such. as. that. we. discussed. with. privileged. com-
munications..This.type.of.data.might.also.be.personally.iden-
tiiable. information. (you. might. hear. this. called. PII). which. if.
revealed.could.result.in.harm.to.a.person.or.his.or.her.inan-
cial.well-being..This.would.include.data.such.as
•. Credit.or.debit.card.or.social.security.card.numbers
•. Driver's.license.or.other.license.information,.especially.
if.combined.with.other.personal.information.such.as.
full.name.and.data.and.place.of.birth
•. Information.about.your.health.such.as.medications.or.
diagnoses.(this.is.sometimes.referred.to.as.PHI,.or.per-
sonal.health.information)
These. types. of. information. are. considered. conidential.
and.private.in.the.United.States..In.Europe,.privacy.rules.are.
even.more.proscribed.and.include.information.about.where.
you.live.or.work,.what.you.purchased,.and.so.forth.
Conidential. information. can. be. dificult. to. deine. pre-
cisely..But.again,.it.is.in.your.interest.to.understand.and.care-
fully.manage.your.own.exposure.of.conidential.information,.
or. the. exposure. of. your. organization. or. family's. data.. Find.
out.what.the.privacy.laws.in.your.jurisdiction.cover.and.pro-
tect.that.information.carefully.
As. an. owner. or. manager. of. an. organization,. you. may.
be. responsible. for. another. large. portion. of. private. or. con-
idential. data,. such. as. your. employees'. personal. informa-
tion,. health. and. insurance. data,. banking. information,. and.
so.forth.
Your.company.may.also.have.its.own.banking.information.
that.requires.special.protection.and.management..If.you.sell.
or. purchase. anything. you. may. also. be. holding. conidential.
