{"id":1929,"date":"2024-05-07T07:03:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T11:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/?p=1929"},"modified":"2024-05-06T13:42:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T17:42:27","slug":"protecting-our-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/?p=1929","title":{"rendered":"Protecting Our Data"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you handle sensitive data that is considered Personally Identifiable (\u201cPII\u201d) or non-public information (\u201cNPI\u201d)?&nbsp; If you do, are they stored in the correct places?&nbsp; If you are collaborating with others, are the data kept in secure and encrypted locations?&nbsp; Are the files transferred using a secure method such as Kiteworks?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/internal.simmons.edu\/faculty-staff\/technology\/policies\/data-classification-secure-storage\">Data Classification and Secure Storage Policy<\/a> for more information on approved storage and transmission methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In general, PII refers to any information that allows the identity of an individual to be indirectly or directly inferred.&nbsp; The following are some examples of PII:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Names<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Addresses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social Security numbers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Telephone numbers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email addresses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Purchase history<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Internet browsing history<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fingerprints<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Combination of gender, race, birth dates, and\/or geographic indicators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Federal Trade Commission (\u201cFTC\u201d) defines NPI in the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/content\/pkg\/PLAW-106publ102\/pdf\/PLAW-106publ102.pdf\"> Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act<\/a>.&nbsp; According to the FTC, NPI includes any information that an individual provides to obtain a financial product or service, <strong>unless that information is otherwise &#8220;publicly available&#8221;<\/strong>. It can also include information obtained from a transaction or in connection with providing a financial product or service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following are some examples of NPI:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Names<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Addresses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Income information<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social Security numbers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data submitted on an application<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Account numbers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Payment history<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have access to any PII or NPI data that are not secure according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/internal.simmons.edu\/faculty-staff\/technology\/policies\/data-classification-secure-storage\">Data Classification and Secure Storage Policy<\/a>, please reach out to Technology for assistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you handle sensitive data that is considered Personally Identifiable (\u201cPII\u201d) or non-public information (\u201cNPI\u201d)?&nbsp; If you do, are they stored in the correct places?&nbsp; If you are collaborating with others, are the data kept in secure and encrypted locations?&nbsp; Are the files transferred using a secure method such as Kiteworks? 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