Effective Cybersecurity: A Guide to Using Best Practices and Standards

Chapter 6

Information Management

Polonius: What do you read, my lord?

Hamlet: Words, words, words.

—Hamlet, William Shakespeare

Learning Objectives

After studying this chapter, you should be able to:

• Explain the steps involved in information classification.

• Understand the requirements for information labeling.

• Present an overview of threats to privacy.

• Present an overview of the General Data Protection Regulation.

• Discuss the differences between document management and records management.

• Present an overview of the considerations involved in protecting sensitive physical information.

• Present an overview of information management best practices.

The area of information management, according to the Information Security Forum’s (ISF’s) Standard ...