Which is the most important protection for information classified as public

In this article Sensitive data presents significant risk to a company if it is stolen, inadvertently shared, or exposed through a breach. Risk factors include reputational damage, financial impact, and loss of competitive advantage. Protecting the data and information your business manages is a top priority for your organization, but you may find it difficult to know if your efforts are truly effective, given the amount of content held by your enterprise. In addition to volume, your content may range in importance from highly sensitive and impactful to trivial and transient. It can also be under the purview of various regulatory compliance requirements. Knowing what to prioritize and where to apply controls can be a challenge. Read on to learn about data classification, an important tool for protecting your content from theft, sabotage, or inadvertent destruction, and how Microsoft 365 can help you meet your information security goals. What is data classification? What is a data classification framework? Often codified in a formal, enterprise-wide policy, a data classification framework (sometimes called a 'data classification policy') is typically comprised of 3-5 classification levels. These usually include three elements: a name, description, and real-world examples. Microsoft recommends no more than five top-level parent labels, each with five sub-labels (25 total) to keep the user interface (UI) manageable. Levels are typically arranged from least to most sensitive su...

by June 6, 2023 The Espionage Act is getting star billing this year. From an HBO movie about an old case to a newly charged case alleging a major leak of classified information to special counsel investigations of a former President and the current President, the only thing missing is a new Law & Order spinoff. As Espionage Act cases develop and move toward the center of public view, the American audience should understand how these unusual prosecutions work. Critically, even though these cases involve the U.S. Intelligence Community, classified information, and government activities that are cloaked in secrecy, nothing changes the basic premise that the United States affords criminal defendants due process and the right to defend themselves. In a national security prosecution, the secret world of intelligence information confronts the necessarily public world of trials, evidence, confrontation, and rigorous protection of Constitutional rights. Constitutional rights prevail, of course. But if the trial proceeds without adequate safeguards for classified information, a national security prosecution could disclose the very information the government seeks to keep secret. The Classified Information Procedures Act, 18 U.S.C. App. III , or CIPA, protects both national security and due process and maintains checks and balances between the Executive and Judicial branches of government. Over decades, the framework has been tested many times with success. I have written elsewhere a...

Responding to a series of intelligence breaches over the last year, senators on Wednesday introduced legislation that would require the National Archives to screen documents leaving the White House for classified material. Classified material was found at the homes of President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump, and former Vice President Mike Pence. And a 21-year-old Air National Guard member is accused of Under two bills unveiled Wednesday, anytime a president seeks to classify a mix of official and unofficial papers as personal records, the archivist would first have to conduct a security review to ensure nothing is classified. In the cases of Biden, Trump, and Pence, classified material was found commingled with personal records. “The notion that there was no checking process by the archivist so that that becomes a formal step rather than a ‘nice to do,’ I think, is terribly important,” said Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. The legislation would require all 18 agencies in the U.S. intelligence community to develop an insider threat program and monitor user activity on all classified networks for possible signs of a breach. The person accused of leaking Pentagon assessments is alleged to have printed out some of the documents and folded them to smuggle them out of authorized areas. Also included are several requirements to push U.S. intelligence to declassify more information and restrict how secrets are widely shared. Th...

The Supreme Court has unanimously revived whistleblower lawsuits claiming that supermarket and pharmacy chains SuperValu and Safeway overcharged government health-care programs for prescription drugs by hundreds of millions of dollars whistleblower, an individual who, without authorization, reveals private or classified information about an The typical background to whistleblowing is an understanding Setbacks to interest usually involve significant wrongdoing by officers of the organization, often amounting to the violation of human or other important rights, particularly of those served by the organization. The threat to a broader public is thought to justify the strategy of going public. Sometimes, however, the wrongdoing affects those within the organization more immediately than those served by it—for example, exploitative and dangerous working conditions that are ignored by management. What counts as going public may depend on an organization’s structure. In Justification Whistleblowing often causes significant disruption within an organization. In one way or another, the organization is likely to lose control of its affairs as it is subjected to external inquiries and constraints. Indeed, it may find itself crippled, and many within it who are little more than innocent bystanders may also suffer. Whistleblowing, therefore, can be more easily Although it might be argued that any member of an organization who becomes aware of wrongdoing has an obligation to take some a...

In the modern world, regulators expect businesses to know where their customer data is and to take action to protect it. Consumers and citizens, too, demand businesses act as stewards of the sensitive data to which they are given access. Meeting these obligations is harder than ever when business data is spread over a growing number of structured and unstructured data sources. Not to mention the constant threat of data breaches. To meet these challenges, businesses need to first understand the data they have, and to classify it according to business need and sensitivity. Data classification is the process of grouping information according to needs. By classifying data, we can search more effectively, manage high-value content and protect it from unauthorized disclosure. In this post, learn why it’s important to classify your data, understand four standard data classifications, and learn how automation can make it easier to keep your company’s data safe and compliant. Why classify your data? Classifying your data is essential for several reasons. First, it helps you determine what kind of information you are storing, the value that information has to your organization, its criticality to your business process, and how it can be used if lost or hacked. In addition, once you know what type of data you are dealing with, this will help you make more informed decisions about where to store the information on your computer system and the nature of controls that are required based...

Author • Gary Ross Associate Professor of Intelligence Studies, Texas A&M University Disclosure statement Gary Ross does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Partners The Conversation UK receives funding from these organisations View the full list When Donald Trump pled not guilty on June 13, 2023, to The Justice Department alleges that, after his presidency, Trump held, in an unsecure location, documents about some of the nation’s most sensitive secrets, including information about U.S. nuclear programs as well as U.S. and allies’ defense and weapons capabilities and potential vulnerabilities to military attack and that he repeatedly thwarted efforts by the National Archives to retrieve them. The Conversation asked What’s the risk to US national security? U.S. Americans are familiar with espionage, or spying. It’s when a government recruits an official or resident of another country – just as the But the Espionage Act is much broader than traditional spying and includes the unauthorized possession, storage or disclosure of classified information. According to Trump had This was particularly concerning because, according to the indictment, Mar-a-Lago was the site of more than 150 social events, attended by tens of thousands of people, between January 2020 and August 2021. Boxes full of classified documents s...

In the modern world, regulators expect businesses to know where their customer data is and to take action to protect it. Consumers and citizens, too, demand businesses act as stewards of the sensitive data to which they are given access. Meeting these obligations is harder than ever when business data is spread over a growing number of structured and unstructured data sources. Not to mention the constant threat of data breaches. To meet these challenges, businesses need to first understand the data they have, and to classify it according to business need and sensitivity. Data classification is the process of grouping information according to needs. By classifying data, we can search more effectively, manage high-value content and protect it from unauthorized disclosure. In this post, learn why it’s important to classify your data, understand four standard data classifications, and learn how automation can make it easier to keep your company’s data safe and compliant. Why classify your data? Classifying your data is essential for several reasons. First, it helps you determine what kind of information you are storing, the value that information has to your organization, its criticality to your business process, and how it can be used if lost or hacked. In addition, once you know what type of data you are dealing with, this will help you make more informed decisions about where to store the information on your computer system and the nature of controls that are required based...

In this article Sensitive data presents significant risk to a company if it is stolen, inadvertently shared, or exposed through a breach. Risk factors include reputational damage, financial impact, and loss of competitive advantage. Protecting the data and information your business manages is a top priority for your organization, but you may find it difficult to know if your efforts are truly effective, given the amount of content held by your enterprise. In addition to volume, your content may range in importance from highly sensitive and impactful to trivial and transient. It can also be under the purview of various regulatory compliance requirements. Knowing what to prioritize and where to apply controls can be a challenge. Read on to learn about data classification, an important tool for protecting your content from theft, sabotage, or inadvertent destruction, and how Microsoft 365 can help you meet your information security goals. What is data classification? What is a data classification framework? Often codified in a formal, enterprise-wide policy, a data classification framework (sometimes called a 'data classification policy') is typically comprised of 3-5 classification levels. These usually include three elements: a name, description, and real-world examples. Microsoft recommends no more than five top-level parent labels, each with five sub-labels (25 total) to keep the user interface (UI) manageable. Levels are typically arranged from least to most sensitive su...

The Supreme Court has unanimously revived whistleblower lawsuits claiming that supermarket and pharmacy chains SuperValu and Safeway overcharged government health-care programs for prescription drugs by hundreds of millions of dollars whistleblower, an individual who, without authorization, reveals private or classified information about an The typical background to whistleblowing is an understanding Setbacks to interest usually involve significant wrongdoing by officers of the organization, often amounting to the violation of human or other important rights, particularly of those served by the organization. The threat to a broader public is thought to justify the strategy of going public. Sometimes, however, the wrongdoing affects those within the organization more immediately than those served by it—for example, exploitative and dangerous working conditions that are ignored by management. What counts as going public may depend on an organization’s structure. In Justification Whistleblowing often causes significant disruption within an organization. In one way or another, the organization is likely to lose control of its affairs as it is subjected to external inquiries and constraints. Indeed, it may find itself crippled, and many within it who are little more than innocent bystanders may also suffer. Whistleblowing, therefore, can be more easily Although it might be argued that any member of an organization who becomes aware of wrongdoing has an obligation to take some a...

auteur • Gary Ross Associate Professor of Intelligence Studies, Texas A&M University Déclaration d’intérêts Gary Ross ne travaille pas, ne conseille pas, ne possède pas de parts, ne reçoit pas de fonds d'une organisation qui pourrait tirer profit de cet article, et n'a déclaré aucune autre affiliation que son organisme de recherche. Partenaires When Donald Trump pled not guilty on June 13, 2023, to The Justice Department alleges that, after his presidency, Trump held, in an unsecure location, documents about some of the nation’s most sensitive secrets, including information about U.S. nuclear programs as well as U.S. and allies’ defense and weapons capabilities and potential vulnerabilities to military attack and that he repeatedly thwarted efforts by the National Archives to retrieve them. The Conversation asked What’s the risk to US national security? U.S. Americans are familiar with espionage, or spying. It’s when a government recruits an official or resident of another country – just as the But the Espionage Act is much broader than traditional spying and includes the unauthorized possession, storage or disclosure of classified information. According to Trump had This was particularly concerning because, according to the indictment, Mar-a-Lago was the site of more than 150 social events, attended by tens of thousands of people, between January 2020 and August 2021. Boxes full of classified documents sit on top of an ornate stage inside the Mar-a-Lago Club’s White and G...