Guide To Protecting The Confidentiality Of Personally Identifiable Information

The escalation of security breaches involving personally identifiable information (PII) has contributed to the loss of millions of records over the past few years. Breaches involving PII are hazardous to both individuals and org. Individual harms may include identity theft, embarrassment, or blackmail. Organ. harms may include a loss of public trust, legal liability, or remediation costs. To protect the confidentiality of PII, org. should use a risk-based approach. This report provides guidelines for a risk-based approach to protecting the confidentiality of PII. The recommend. here are intended primarily for U.S. Fed. gov¿t. agencies and those who conduct business on behalf of the agencies, but other org. may find portions of the publication useful.

The purpose of this document is to assist Federal agencies inprotecting the confidentiality of personally identifiable information (PII) in information systems. The document explains the importance of protecting the confidentiality of PII in the context of information security and explains its relationship to privacy using the the Fair Information Practices, which are theprinciples underlying most privacy laws and privacy best practices. PII should be protected from inappropriate access, use, and disclosure. This document provides practical, context-based guidance for identifying PII and determiningwhat level of protection is appropriate for each instance of PII. The document also suggests safeguards that may offer appropriate levels of protection for PII and provides recommendations for developing response plans for incidentsinvolving PII. Organizations are encouraged to tailor the recommendations to meet their specific requirements.

The purpose of this document is to assist Federal agencies in protecting the confidentiality of personally identifiable information (PII) in information systems. The document explains the importance of protecting the confidentiality of PII in the context of information security and explains its relationship to privacy using the Fair Information Practices, which are the principles underlying most privacy laws and privacy best practices. PII should be protected from inappropriate access, use, and disclosure. This document provides practical, context-based guidance for identifying PII and determining what level of protection is appropriate for each instance of PII. The document also suggests safeguards that may offer appropriate levels of protection for PII and provides recommendations for developing response plans for incidents involving PII. Organizations are encouraged to tailor the recommendations to meet their specific requirements.

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Essay from the year 2019 in the subject Computer Science - IT-Security, , language: English, abstract: PII is Personal Identifiable Information is the information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person and it is maintained by the information technology department of any organization. An example of PII is data like names, place or date of birth, email address, National ID, Passport Number, employment information finical or medical records, etc. Likewise, PHI has Protected health information according to HIPA is any health information whether oral or recorded in any form of media which is created or received by a health care provider, public health authority, employer, life insurer or hospital. PII and PHI are different from any kind of data as it should be collected, maintained and disseminated according to fair information practice which is the base of Laws and regulations. In this article, we will discuss what is needed to make your organization able to handle securely and according to privacy laws. Furthermore, it will help in understanding the basic concepts of industry standards like HIPAA Security rule. Finally, it has recommendation and guidelines to be followed when protecting information