Data Types and Classifications
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categorizing organizational data by its nature and sensitivity, since not all data warrants the same handling
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data types
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regulated — governed by government laws/statutes, managed by a third party
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trade secret — an organization's unique secret formulas/processes
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intellectual property — may be publicly visible but protected by copyright/trademark
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legal information — court records, judge/attorney info, often including PII
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financial information — internal or customer financials, payment records, credit card/bank data
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human-readable vs. non-human-readable — plain text vs. encoded data (barcodes, images); some formats (CSV, XML, JSON) are hybrid
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classification levels
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proprietary — property of the organization, may include trade secrets
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PII (Personally Identifiable Information) — data that can identify an individual (name, DOB, mother's maiden name, biometrics, etc.)
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PHI (Protected Health Information) — health status, records, and payment information tied to an individual
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sensitive, confidential, public/unclassified, private/classified/restricted, critical (must always be available)
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