2.2 Information classification

Question 1

Sensitive

Answer 1

Should not be generally available, it could cause harm if it was released eg medical records.

Question 2

Sensitive - personal

Answer 2

personally identifiable information that can be traced back to an individual

Question 3

Sensitive - business information

Answer 3

Information that poses a risk to a business if obtained by a competitor.

Question 4

Sensitive - classified information

Answer 4

Information belonging to a government body and restricted according to level of security eg restricted, confidential, top-secret.

Question 5

Non-sensitive

Answer 5

An example of this would be the addresses of shops in a chain, or of the head office.

Question 6

Public

Answer 6

Information about government and other publicly owned organisations

Question 7

Personal

Answer 7

Information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.

Question 8

Business

Answer 8

This can be sensitive or non-sensitive and can include information on products, services, financial information and market research.

Question 9

Confidential

Answer 9

Information that should be kept private eg new product designs, marketing strategies, annual sales figures of an organisation.

Question 10

Classified

Answer 10

Public information that should be kept private eg NHS patient information

Question 11

Anonymised

Answer 11

Has had any information that could link a record to a source removed.

Question 12

Partially anonymised

Answer 12

Information that has some identifying elements removed from it, often replaced by a symbol. .

Question 13

Stakeholder

Answer 13

a person with an interest or concern in something, especially a business.