Quick guide to data classification

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Other or personal information?

A file often contains both other information and personal data. Choose the other or personal information subcategory based on which type of information represents the highest-risk data contained in the dataset. If the file contains both other and personal information of equal risk level, choose personal information.

Other:

  1. Is it safe and even useful to publish the data online?
    • Yes: Select Open, Other​
  2. Is it safe to disclose the data to staff and students?
    • Yes: Select Internal, Other ​
  3. Is it safe to process the data with Copilot AI?
    • Yes: Select Confidential, Other ​
  4. If the data ends up in the wrong hands, it would be
    • Harmful: Select Strictly Confidential, Other ​
    • Very harmful: Select Secret, Other ​

Personal information:

  1. Is it safe and even useful to publish the personal data online?
    • Yes: Select Open, personal information​
  2. Is it safe to disclose the personal data to staff and students?
    • Yes: Select Internal, Personal information​
  3. Is it safe to process the personal data with Copilot AI?
    • Yes: Select Confidential, Personal information​
  4. If the personal data ends up in the wrong hands, it would be
    • Harmful: Select Strictly Confidential, Personal information ​
    • Very harmful: select Secret, Personal information​

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