Guidelines

What pieces of information should be kept private?

What pieces of information should be kept private?

Sharing sensitive information such as your address, phone number, family members’ names, car information, passwords, work history, credit status, social security numbers, birth date, school names, passport information, driver’s license numbers, insurance policy numbers, loan numbers, credit/ debit card numbers, PIN …

What types of data are protected?

Top 5 Types of Data Protection

  • DATA ENCRYPTION.
  • DATA BACKUP TO THE CLOUD.
  • PASSWORD PROTECTION.
  • IDENTITY AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT (IAM)
  • INTRUSION DETECTION AND PREVENTION SOFTWARE.

What are 4 things you can do to protect your personal information?

Here are 5 simple ways to help you protect your personal information.

  1. Use passcodes for your devices.
  2. Create strong and unique passwords for your online accounts.
  3. Limit social media sharing.
  4. Be wary of free Wi-Fi.
  5. Close unused accounts.

Why should we protect your personal information?

Protecting Your Personal Information – Higher Education Solutions. There is nothing more important than keeping your personal information secure so that you can prevent identity theft. This information is the gateway to your financial institutions, medical records, credit score and other important personal records.

Why data protection is needed?

The importance of data protection increases as the amount of data created and stored continues to grow at unprecedented rates. There is also little tolerance for downtime that can make it impossible to access important information.

How we can protect your data and information?

Protect Passwords Creating strong passwords and never using the same password across sites or devices is one of the best things you can do to protect yourself from digital invasion. On your phone, lock it with a strong password and fingerprint or Touch ID.

How can you protect your data and information?

Securing Your Devices and Networks

  1. Encrypt your data.
  2. Backup your data.
  3. The cloud provides a viable backup option.
  4. Anti-malware protection is a must.
  5. Make your old computers’ hard drives unreadable.
  6. Install operating system updates.
  7. Automate your software updates.
  8. Secure your wireless network at your home or business.

What are examples of protected personal information?

Examples include a full name, Social Security number, driver’s license number, bank account number, passport number, and email address. We often talk about PII in the context of data breaches and identity theft.

What protected data?

Protected data, sometimes called Personally Identifiable Information or PII, is an umbrella term for information about a person that can be used to facilitate identity theft and other criminal acts.