Fundamentals Of Data Communication
Questions and Answers For Guarantee Pass
Data Classification - Solution Based on the value to the organization and
the sensitivity of the information, determined by the data owner
Sensitive Data - Solution • Information that can result in the loss of security
or competitive advantage for a company
• Over classifying data leads to protecting all data and resource
mismanagement
Why is Data Classification important? - Solution • Helps allocate
appropriate protection resources
• Prevents over-classification to avoid excessive costs
• Requires proper policies to identify and classify data accurately
What are some commercial business classification levels? - Solution 1.
Public: no impact if released, often publicly accessible data
2. Sensitive: minimal impact, financial data
3. Private: contains internal PII
4. Confidential: trade secrets, intellectual property, source code, IP
5. Critical: extremely valuable and restricted information
What are some government classification levels? - Solution 1.
Unclassified: releasable to public, under Freedom of Information Act
2. Sensitive but Unclassified: medical records, PII but not national security
3. Confidential: affect the government if unauthorized disclosure happens
4. Secret: data that could seriously damage national security, military
deployment plans, defensive postures
5. Top Secret: highest level, highly sensitive national security information
Data Ownership - Solution Process of identifying the individual responsible
for maintaining the confidentiality, integrity, availability, and privacy of
information assets
Data Owner - Solution • A business entity responsible for creating this
information with each owner being assigned to their own department
• Senior executive responsible for labeling information assets with
appropriate controls
