100-140 Question 364
Select 3You are assisting a client who reports that sensitive company data was accidentally shared in an email. The email contained the following information: a list of employee salaries, customer names and email addresses, and a confidential project proposal. Which of the following types of data are considered confidential, proprietary, or personally identifiable information (PII)? Select all that apply.
- A
Employee salaries
- B
Customer names and email addresses
- C
Publicly available company press releases
- D
Confidential project proposal
- E
General industry trends obtained from external sources
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Correct answers: A, B, D
Explanation
Confidential, proprietary, and PII data includes sensitive information about individuals or an organization that is not intended for public release. Employee salaries, customer names and email addresses, and the confidential project proposal all fall under these categories, while publicly available or generalized information does not.
- A. Correct.
Employee salaries are considered proprietary information because they pertain to internal business operations and are not intended for public disclosure.
- B. Correct.
Customer names and email addresses are considered personally identifiable information (PII) as they can be used to identify individuals.
- C. Incorrect.
Publicly available company press releases are not confidential or proprietary since they are deliberately shared with the public.
- D. Correct.
The confidential project proposal is proprietary information because it contains sensitive internal data related to the organization’s projects.
- E. Incorrect.
General industry trends obtained from external sources are not specific to the organization and do not qualify as confidential, proprietary, or PII.