Data Classification
Policies & Laws
Phishing & Security
Working Securely
100

This is IU’s lowest classification level with few or no restrictions for sharing.


What is Public data?

100

This law covers health data.

What is HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)?

100

This suspicious message tries to trick you into clicking links or sharing passwords—and no, the “prince” is not real.

What is a phishing email?

100

Your desktop and external hard drive as a location to store files.

What is an inappropriate location to save institutional data?

200

This is IU’s highest classification and includes Social Security numbers.


What is Critical Data.

200

The policies governing access to institutional data include university policy and these laws.


What are federal and state laws?

200

This Outlook feature should be used to report suspicious phishing emails to IU security teams.


What is the “Report Message” button?

200

This technology allows secure access to many IU resources from off campus.


What is a Virtual Private Network (VPN)?

300

Last names, addresses, and Social Security numbers are examples of this.

What is Personally Identifiable Information (PII)?

300

Protecting IU data begins with securing these two things.

What are your IU accounts and passphrase?

300

If you think you clicked a phishing link, IU says you should immediately do this to your IU credentials.


What is change your passphrase/password?

300

This IU service is recommended as an alternative remote connection option when using a personal device

What is IUanyWare?

400

Unencrypted email messages are not suitable for these data types.

What are Critical and Restricted data? 

400

IU says it will NEVER request this credential through email.

What is your passphrase/password?

400

After entering credentials into a fake site, IU recommends taking this reporting step.


What is reporting the incident via the UISO/UIPO Intake Form?

400

VPN stands for this.

What is Virtual Private Network?

500

Before using institutional data for research, approval is required from this person or group.

Who is the appropriate Data Steward?

500

IU recommends using this security feature whenever available to verify your identity.


What is Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA/Duo)?

500

An employee falls for a phishing attempt—IU guidance says to do these two things immediately.


What are change your passphrase and report the incident?

500

The safest way to avoid security issues is to do this before clicking anything suspicious.

What is stop and think (or don’t click it!)?