Data security awareness Flashcards
Effective information management enables teams to use their time, resources and expertise effectively to make decisions and to fulfil their roles. what are the 5
- collection
- sharing
- usage
- archiving
- disposal
what sets regulations on the minimal time info must be kept before disposale
records management code of practice
what does ICO stand for and what is their duty
- information commissioners office
- regulate and enforce data protection law in UK
- Offer advice and guidance, promote good practice, carry out audits, consider complaints, monitor compliance and take enforcement action, such as issuing fines, where appropriate.
What are the 3 types of personal data
- personal data
- special category
- confidential
define personal data
- info relating to living individual who can be identified from that e.g name or number
define special category data
- info that needs more protection because its more sensitive
- e.g race, genetic data, biometric data, health data (sexual orientation)
define confidential data
- info collected for provision of health and social care services where people can be identified and would expect it to be kept private
- e.g diagnosis, treatment, address
confidential info is subject to legal and professional duty of confidentiality
general principle that confidential info shouldn’t be shared for purposes other than direct care of individual with exceptions of?..
- individual has consented to sharing
- required to share by law/ permitted by law
- overriding public intrest
maintaining confidentiality is responsibility of all staff working in health and care
what is pseudonymisation/pseudonymised data
- security technique used to protect personal data.
- Pseudonymised data is information which has had identifiers replaced by one or more artificial identifiers, or pseudonyms, such as a hospital number.
- Pseudonymised data is still considered personal data.
what is anonymised data
- Truly anonymised information or data cannot identify or re-identify an individual (directly or indirectly), either on its own or when combined with other information
In most cases, it may be acceptable and appropriate to publish or share truly anonymous information, but you should check with your information governance team to make sure
who has to follow data protection principles
Everyone responsible for using personal data has to follow strict rules specified under data protection law.
what are the 7 data protection principles
- lawful, fair and transparent
- purpose limitation
- data minimisation
- accurate and kept up to date
- storage limitation
- security, integrity and confidentiality
- accounted for
whats meant by . lawful, fair and transparent
- Ensure you have a valid legal reason to use people’s information
- cant use if detrimental to individual
- acted in accordance with other laws or as expected
- be clear, open and honest
what is meant by purpose limitation
- You must be clear from the outset about the purpose for using the information.
-only use the personal data for another purpose where this is compatible with your original purpose, or you get consent, or you have a clear obligation or function set out in law.
-You must inform people if you are going to use their information in a new way.
whats meant by data minimisation
- You must ensure the personal data you are processing is:
- adequate: sufficient to properly fulfil the stated purpose
- relevant: has a rational link to that purpose
- not excessive: you do not use more than you need for that purpose.
- Only use or share the minimum amount of personal data necessary to achieve the intended purpose
whats meant by accurate and kept up to date
- You should take all reasonable steps to ensure the personal data you hold is not incorrect or misleading
- You may need to keep the personal data updated, although this will depend on what you are using it for
- If you discover that personal data is incorrect or misleading, you must take reasonable steps to correct or erase it as soon as possible
- You must carefully consider any challenges to the accuracy of personal data
whats meant by storage limitation
- You must not keep personal data for longer than you need it
- You need to think about, and be able to justify, how long you keep personal data. This will depend on your purposes for holding the data
- You should also periodically review the data you hold, and erase it when you no longer need it
- You must carefully consider any challenges to your retention of data
- You can keep personal data for longer if you are only keeping it for public interest archiving, scientific or historical research, or statistical purposes
- You should manage personal data in line with your organisation’s records or information management procedures and guidance and the Records Management Code of Practice for Health and Social Care
whats meant by security, integrity and confidentiality
- You and/or your organisation must ensure that appropriate security measures are in place to protect the personal data held by your organisation or any other third party working on behalf of your organisation.
- Where your organisation is using or sharing personal data which may involve a high risk to individuals, including processing large volumes of health and care information, you will need to carry out a data protection impact assessment (DPIA) to identify and explain how you are managing those risks.
define DPIA and when is it used
data protection impact assessment
- if theres a high risk associated with using or sharing personal data
whats meant by accountability principle
- The accountability principle requires your organisation to take responsibility for what you do with personal data and how you comply with the other principles.
what are the 9 rights of an individual associated with the data protection law
- informed
- access
- rectification
- erasure
- restirction
- data protability
- object
- automated decision making and profiling
- raise a concern
what is a personal data breach
- breaches of security which lead to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, personal data.
what steps can be taken to avoid personal data preach
- Read and comply with your organisation’s policies on:
Data protection
Records management
Security management - Complete relevant training and put your learning into practice
- Apply core data protection, security, records management and confidentiality principles in your day-to-day processing of data
-Use relevant best practice guidance
-Assess the risks of your data use by completing a data protection impact assessment (DPIA)
- Use relevant best practice guidance
what 3 main areas can data security be broken down into
- confidentiality
- integrity
- availability
what is confidentiality
- privacy and ensuring that information is only accessible to those who have a legitimate reason to see it.