An Employee's Guide to Safeguarding Sensitive Information Properly

An Employee’s Guide to Safeguarding Sensitive Information Properly is a quick reference guide on the 12 keys employees should be aware of on how to safeguard sensitive information properly at the company they work for. Sean Lowther who designed and implemented the information security awareness program at Bank of America from 1999 to 2006 is the author this guide. Every person who works for a company should have a copy of this “Guide.” The guide includes the following 12 keys to safeguarding sensitive information properly: Key 1: What is sensitive information Key 2: Keep your work area clean of sensitive information Key 3: Create a good password and do not share it with anyone! Key 4: Use a password protected screen saver Key 5: Remote computing Key 6: Safeguard the transmission of sensitive information Key 7: Destruction of sensitive information Key 8: Social Engineering Key 9: Insider threat Key 10: Incident response Key 11: Social Media Key 12: eDiscovery The “Guide” also includes key information on how individuals can protect their personal identity. An Employees Guide to Safeguarding Sensitive Information Properly is an effective and reliable tool that will surely help reduce risk at any company and for any individual.