Does your organization maintain a documented inventory of designated data types of interest that require protection?
Explanation
Knowing what data needs protecting is at issue here: whether you maintain a documented inventory of the designated data types that warrant safeguarding. Examples include personally identifiable information (PII), protected health information (PHI), financial account data, intellectual property, and operational technology data.
An acceptable evidence would be a data classification document or inventory that lists all data types of interest, their sensitivity levels, and protection requirements. This document should be regularly reviewed and updated as new data types are introduced or regulatory requirements change.
Implementation Example
Maintain a list of the designated data types of interest (e.g., personally identifiable information, protected health information, financial account numbers, organization intellectual property, operational technology data)
ID: ID.AM-07.134
Context
- Function
- ID: IDENTIFY
- Category
- ID.AM: Asset Management
- Sub-Category
- Inventories of data and corresponding metadata for designated data types are maintained
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