- What is Sensitive Information
- Handling Sensitive Information
- Disposing of Sensitive Information
- I want to Send/Receive Sensitive Information (Accellion)
What is Sensitive Information?
Sensitive Information is data which, if made public, might compromise another person's right to privacy. Examples of this type of information are:
A person's name, address, or telephone number...in conjunction with that person's...
- Social security or taxpayer ID number
- Financial account, credit or debit card account number
- Financial or salary data
- Driver's license number
- Date of birth
- Protected medical or health information
- Protected student data
- Access or security codes or passwords that provide access to Sensitive Information
Handling Sensitive Information
- Store hard copy Sensitive Information in a locked area.
- Only use Simmons computers to work with Sensitive Information - at work and at home.
- Encrypt all Sensitive Information on any portable computers, external devices, and portable media.
- Use encrypted media to transfer files with Sensitive Information.
- Never email or FTP Sensitive Information unless encrypted. Instead, use Simmons' secure file transfer.
Go to Accellion at: https://xfer.simmons.edu
Disposing of Sensitive Information
- Dispose of hard copy Sensitive Information in an approved, locked shred bin.
- Shred CDs containing Sensitive Information.
- Decommission or transfer of Simmons computers to another user must be managed exclusively by Simmons Technology to ensure that Sensitive Information is completely removed. Contact the Service Desk for information.
