Asset Classification and Handling
Information assets that are sensitive or have value must be protected at all times. Consideration must be given to day to day activities and protection outside normal working hours.
All information must be classified into one of the following categories by those who own or are responsible for the information:
- Public
- Open
- Confidential
- Strictly Confidential
- Secret
A lot of information will fall into the Publicor Opencategories, but for good reason, such as personal privacy or protection of the Council's interests, some information assets may be categorised as "Confidential"or "Strictly Confidential".
In exceptional circumstances information may be classified as "Secret". In the event of uncertainty or disagreement as to the classification of the information asset, it is advised that the default category and handling methods should be Confidential or Strictly Confidential.