Data Types
Data is a critical part of modern businesses and needs to be protected from malicious actors. However, there is a range of different data types that cover a number of different concerns, ranging from data about ourselves, including personal and medical, to data surrounding commerce (such as IP and financial data), and even data in between, such as customer data. Much data is subject to specific laws and regulations. This is called regulated data.
Regulated data covers much of the data previously mentioned as it is subject to specific laws and regulations. This data is covered here:
- Personally Identifiable Information (PII): PII is data that is unique to a person, for example, their social security number, biometric data, driving license number, employee records, mobile phone number, or email address.
- Protected Health Information (PHI): PHI is health data that is unique to a person, such as their medical history, including diseases and treatments and various...