Chapter 2, Problem 2MBD

Explanation of Solution

Types of sensitive data found in organizations:

Sensitive Information:

In a business or organization, sensitive information is the data that must be protected from unauthorized access to safeguard the privacy or security of the organization.

The types of sensitive information found in organization are mentioned below:

• Human resource data: The human resource data sets are the data and information based on human resource management system and is sensitive information.
• Competitive data: Organizations have data and analysis based on their competitive peers and rivals which are sensitive.
• Strategic data: Organizations have data and analysis based on their various strategies such as market growth, value and product marketing which are sensitive.
• Pricing data: Organizations have data and analysis based on their various strategies on market price and product price which are sensitive.
• New Product development data: Organizations have data and analysis based on the new products to be developed and marketed which are sensitive.
• Marketing data: Organizations have data and analysis based on their various strategies based on marketing which are sensitive.
• Finance data: Organizations have data and analysis based on their various financial deals which are sensitive.
• Employee salary data: The salary of the employees present in an organization is sensitive.
• Customer data: The customer data present in an organization is sensitive.

Not everyone in an organization should have access to sensitive information as keeping sensitive data safe is a key priority for digital companies and policies for data sharing and data capture can help mitigate the issues of data security...