From the course: Information Management: Document Security

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Levels of security classification

Levels of security classification

From the course: Information Management: Document Security

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Levels of security classification

- [Instructor] A good place to start when developing a document or file security program is by creating different security classification layers that correspond with the sensitivity of the information. Of course, the first step is to understand the different types of files you're working with. What types of information do they contain? Now, this is going to be somewhat different for every business, but there are some generalizations that we can make. Start by thinking about how much it would cost your company if certain types of information got out. Do you have secret recipes or patents or proprietary processes that would put your existence at risk if they became known to the world? I'd argue that this is the most sensitive type of information. Do you have clients? Do you have documents that include account information which might expose them to identity theft? That could include personally identifiable information or…

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