Confidentiality
The degree to which disclosure of data should be restricted to authorized data consumers.
- •Protection of sensitive business, customer, and personal information from unauthorized disclosure or theft.
- •Maintenance of customer and employee privacy, fostering trust and loyalty.
- •Safeguarding of valuable trade secrets, intellectual property, and competitive intelligence.
- •Adherence to data privacy and security mandates, avoiding breaches and associated penalties.
- •Leakage or theft of sensitive data leading to competitive disadvantage, financial loss, or personal harm to individuals.
- •Severe erosion of customer, partner, and employee trust if privacy or confidential information is breached.
- •Loss of intellectual property, strategic plans, or M&A information.
- •Legal and financial repercussions, including fines and lawsuits, for failing to protect confidential data.
Grade
Logistics: Access to sensitive financial data, such as terminal profitability reports, is strictly restricted based on user roles and multi-factor authentication.
HR: Personal Identifiable Information (PII) of employees is encrypted at rest and in transit, with access logged and audited regularly.
R&D: Intellectual property and trade secrets are stored in a highly secured environment with granular access permissions and continuous monitoring for unauthorized access attempts.
Logistics: Competitively sensitive customer contract details and pricing information are accessible by unauthorized personnel or through poorly secured APIs.
HR: Employee salary and performance review data is stored in a shared folder accessible to all network users.
R&D: Unpatented research findings and new product designs are stored on systems without adequate access controls, risking industrial espionage.