GCGA Ch. 11 Protecting Data (ST)

Question 1

Regulated data

Answer 1

data that is governed by external laws and regulations with which the organization must comply.

Question 2

Intellectual property

Answer 2

information that is crucial to the way that an organization runs its business. Intellectual property may consist of data that is protected by copyright, trademark, and/or patent law. Trade secrets are a type of intellectual property that remains sensitive and valuable to an organization because it is kept secret from competitors.

Question 3

Data classification systems

Answer 3

provide formal categories for identifying the sensitivity and criticality of data. Classification ensures that users understand the value of data, and the classifications help protect sensitive data.

Question 4

Public vs private data

Answer 4

Public data is available to anyone. It might be in brochures, press releases, or on websites. Private data is information about an individual that should remain private.

Question 5

Confidential data

Answer 5

information that an organization intends to keep secret among a certain group of people. Restricted data is another term for regulated data that is governed by outside obligations. Confidential data may also be restricted data depending upon the circumstances.

Question 6

Data retention policy

Answer 6

identifies how long data is retained, and sometimes specifies where it is stored.

Question 7

Data sanitization methods

Answer 7

ensure that data is removed or destroyed from devices before disposing of the devices.