ACTIVITIES
SENSITIVE DATA
Summary
Data and meta-data about an organization and its staff is incredibly difficult to keep track
of over time, as people or projects use cloud services like Dropbox or Google Drive for
some activities, a shared server for others, and a mix of work and personal devices
(laptops, phones, tablets...).
This is natural, but it is important to keep track of where your organization's data lives
and who can access it.
Overview
With staff input, post up popular places where data is kept (laptops, email, shared
drives...)
Using stickies, gather from the staff what data is kept in what locations - duplicating
notes when needed
Rank data by sensitivity
Discuss the impact of one of the devices where data is stored being lost - are there
backups?
Discuss the impact of a device being exposed / taken by an adversary
Identify who has access (physical access, login access, and permissions), and who
needs to have access to get the organizations work completed.
Materials Needed
Stickies and markers for activities
Flip chart paper or a whiteboard
Camera to record outputs digitally
Considerations
Some of the stickies generated in this activity may provide sensitive data, dispose of
them responsibly.
If you take photos for reporting needs, save the image files in a secure, encrypted
container.
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