Information Sensitivity Policy
Purpose
The Information Sensitivity Policy is intended to help employees
determine what information can be disclosed to non-employees,
as well as the relative sensitivity of information that should
not be disclosed outside of Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd.
without proper authorization.
The information covered in these guidelines includes, but
is not limited to, information that is either stored or shared
via any means. This includes: electronic information, information
on paper, and information shared orally or visually (such
as telephone and video conferencing).
All employees should familiarize themselves with the information
labelling and handling guidelines that follow this introduction.
It should be noted that the sensitivity level definitions
were created as guidelines and to emphasize common sense steps
that you can take to protect Umbrella Financial Solutions
Ltd. Confidential information (e.g., Umbrella Financial Solutions
Ltd. Confidential information should not be left unattended
in conference rooms).
Please Note: The impact of these guidelines
on daily activity should be minimal.
Questions about the proper classification of a specific piece
of information should be addressed to your manager. Questions
about these guidelines should be addressed to Infusers.
2.0 Scope
All Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd. information is categorized
into two main classifications:
· Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd. Public
· Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd. Confidential
Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd. Public information is information
that has been declared public knowledge by someone with the
authority to do so, and can freely be given to anyone without
any possible damage to Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd. Systems,
Inc.
Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd. Confidential contains all
other information. It is a continuum, in that it is understood
that some information is more sensitive than other information,
and should be protected in a more secure manner. Included
is information that should be protected very closely, such
as trade secrets, development programs, potential acquisition
targets, and other information integral to the success of
our company. Also included in Umbrella Financial Solutions
Ltd. Confidential is information that is less critical, such
as telephone directories, general corporate information, personnel
information, etc., which does not require as stringent a degree
of protection.
A subset of Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd. Confidential
information is "Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd. Third
Party Confidential" information. This is confidential
information belonging or pertaining to another corporation
which has been entrusted to Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd.
by that company under non-disclosure agreements and other
contracts. Examples of this type of information include everything
from joint development efforts to vendor lists, customer orders,
and supplier information. Information in this category ranges
from extremely sensitive to information about the fact that
we've connected a supplier / vendor into Umbrella Financial
Solutions Ltd.'s network to support our operations.
Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd. personnel are encouraged
to use common sense judgment in securing Umbrella Financial
Solutions Ltd. Confidential information to the proper extent.
If an employee is uncertain of the sensitivity of a particular
piece of information, he/she should contact their manager
3.0 Policy
The Sensitivity Guidelines below provides details on how
to protect information at varying sensitivity levels. Use
these guidelines as a reference only, as Umbrella Financial
Solutions Ltd. Confidential information in each column may
necessitate more or less stringent measures of protection
depending upon the circumstances and the nature of the Umbrella
Financial Solutions Ltd. Confidential information in question.
3.1 Minimal Sensitivity: General corporate information;
some personnel and technical information
Marking guidelines for information in hardcopy or electronic
form.
Note: any of these markings may be used with the additional
annotation of "3rd Party Confidential.”
Marking is at the discretion of the owner or custodian of
the information. If marking is desired, the words "Umbrella
Financial Solutions Ltd. Confidential" may be written
or designated in a conspicuous place on or in the information
in question. Other labels that may be used include "Umbrella
Financial Solutions Ltd. Proprietary" or similar labels
at the discretion of your individual business unit or department.
Even if no marking is present, Umbrella Financial Solutions
Ltd. information is presumed to be "Umbrella Financial
Solutions Ltd. Confidential" unless expressly determined
to be Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd. Public information
by a Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd. employee with authority
to do so.
Access: Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd. employees, contractors,
people with a business need to know.
Distribution within Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd.: Standard
interoffice mail. Approved electronic mail and electronic
file transmission methods.
Distribution outside of Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd.
internal mail: UK mail and other public or private carriers
approved electronic mail and electronic file transmission
methods.
Electronic distribution: No restrictions except that it is
sent to only approved recipients.
Storage: Keep from view of unauthorized people; erase whiteboards,
do not leave in view on tabletop. Machines should be administered
with security in mind. Protect from loss; electronic information
should have individual access controls where possible and
appropriate.
Disposal/Destruction: Deposit outdated paper information
in specially marked disposal bins on Umbrella Financial Solutions
Ltd. premises; electronic data should be expunged/cleared.
Reliably erase or physically destroy media.
Penalty for deliberate or inadvertent disclosure: Up to and
including termination, possible civil and/or criminal prosecution
to the full extent of the law.
3.2 More Sensitive: Business, financial, technical,
and most personnel information
Marking guidelines for information in hardcopy or electronic
form.
Note: any of these markings may be used with the additional
annotation of "3rd Party Confidential". As the sensitivity
level of the information increases, you may, in addition or
instead of marking the information
"Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd. Confidential"
or "Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd. Proprietary",
wish to label the information "Umbrella Financial Solutions
Ltd. Internal Use Only" or other similar labels at the
discretion of your individual business unit or department
to denote a more sensitive level of information. However,
marking is discretionary at all times.
Access: Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd. employees and non-employees
with signed non-disclosure agreements who have a business
need to know.
Distribution within Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd.: Standard
interoffice mail, approved electronic mail and electronic
file transmission methods.
Distribution outside of Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd.
internal mail: Sent via UK. mail or approved private carriers.
Electronic distribution: No restrictions to approved recipients
within Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd., but should be encrypted
or sent via a private link to approved recipients outside
of Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd. premises.
Storage: Individual access controls are highly recommended
for electronic information.
Disposal/Destruction: In specially marked disposal bins on
Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd. premises; electronic data
should be expunged/cleared. Reliably erase or physically destroy
media.
Penalty for deliberate or inadvertent disclosure: Up to and
including termination, possible civil and/or criminal prosecution
to the full extent of the law.
3.3 Most Sensitive: Trade secrets & marketing,
operational, personnel, financial, source code, & technical
information integral to the success of our company
Marking guidelines for information in hardcopy or electronic
form.
Note: any of these markings may be used with the additional
annotation of "3rd Party Confidential". To indicate
that Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd. Confidential information
is very sensitive, you may should label the information "Umbrella
Financial Solutions Ltd. Internal: Registered and Restricted",
"Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd. Eyes Only", "Umbrella
Financial Solutions Ltd. Confidential" or similar labels
at the discretion of your individual business unit or department.
Once again, this type of Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd.
Confidential information need not be marked, but users should
be aware that this information is very sensitive and be protected
as such.
Access: Only those individuals (Umbrella Financial Solutions
Ltd. employees and non-employees) designated with approved
access and signed non-disclosure agreements.
Distribution within Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd.: Delivered
direct - signature required, envelopes stamped confidential,
or approved electronic file transmission methods.
Distribution outside of Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd.
internal mail: Delivered direct; signature required; approved
private carriers.
Electronic distribution: No restriction to approved recipients
within Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd., but it is highly
recommended that all information be strongly encrypted.
Storage: Individual access controls are very highly recommended
for electronic information. Physical security is generally
used, and information should be stored in a physically secured
computer.
Disposal/Destruction: Strongly Encouraged: In specially marked
disposal bins on Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd. premises;
electronic data should be expunged/cleared. Reliably erase
or physically destroy media.
Penalty for deliberate or inadvertent disclosure: Up to and
including termination, possible civil and/or criminal prosecution
to the full extent of the law.
4.0 Enforcement
Any employee found to have violated this policy may be subject
to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of
employment.
5.0 Definitions
Terms and Definitions
Appropriate measures
To minimize risk to Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd. from
an outside business connection. Umbrella Financial Solutions
Ltd. computer use by competitors and unauthorized personnel
must be restricted so that, in the event of an attempt to
access Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd. corporate information,
the amount of information at risk is minimized.
Configuration of Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd.-to-other
business connections
Connections shall be set up to allow other businesses to
see only what they need to see. This involves setting up both
applications and network configurations to allow access to
only what is necessary.
Delivered Direct; Signature Required
Do not leave in interoffice mail slot, call the mail room
for special pick-up of mail.
Approved Electronic File Transmission Methods
Includes supported FTP clients and Web browsers.
Envelopes Stamped Confidential
You are not required to use a special envelope. Put your
document(s) into an interoffice envelope, seal it, address
it, and stamp it confidential.
Approved Electronic Mail
Includes all mail systems supported by the IT Support Team.
These include, but are not necessarily limited to, [insert
corporate supported mailers here…]. If you have a business
need to use other mailers contact the appropriate support
organization.
Approved Encrypted email and files
Techniques include the use of DES and PGP. DES encryption
is available via many different public domain packages on
all platforms. PGP use within Umbrella Financial Solutions
Ltd. is done via a license. Please contact the appropriate
support organization if you require a license.
Company Information System Resources
Company Information System Resources include, but are not
limited to, all computers, their data and programs, as well
as all paper information and any information at the Internal
Use Only level and above.
Expunge
To reliably erase or expunge data on a PC or Mac you must
use a separate program to overwrite data, supplied as a part
of Norton Utilities. Otherwise, the PC or Mac's normal erasure
routine keeps the data intact until overwritten. The same
thing happens on UNIX machines, but data is much more difficult
to retrieve on UNIX systems.
Individual Access Controls
Individual Access Controls are methods of electronically
protecting files from being accessed by people other than
those specifically designated by the owner. On UNIX machines,
this is accomplished by careful use of the chmod command (use
man chmod to find out more about it). On Mac’s and PC's,
this includes using passwords on screensavers, such as Disklock.
Insecure Internet Links
Insecure Internet Links are all network links that originate
from a locale or travel over lines that are not totally under
the control of Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd..
Encryption
Secure Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd. Sensitive information
in accordance with the Acceptable Encryption Policy. International
issues regarding encryption are complex. Follow corporate
guidelines on export controls on cryptography, and consult
your manager and/or corporate legal services for further guidance.
One Time Password Authentication
One Time Password Authentication on Internet connections
is accomplished by using a one time password token to connect
to Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd.'s internal network over
the Internet. Contact your support organization for more information
on how to set this up.
Physical Security
Physical security means either having actual possession of
a computer at all times, or locking the computer in an unusable
state to an object that is immovable. Methods of accomplishing
this include having a special key to unlock the computer so
it can be used, thereby ensuring that the computer cannot
be simply rebooted to get around the protection. If it is
a laptop or other portable computer, never leave it alone
in a conference room, hotel room or on an airplane seat, etc.
Make arrangements to lock the device in a hotel safe, or take
it with you. In the office, always use a lockdown cable. When
leaving the office for the day, secure the laptop and any
other sensitive material in a locked drawer or cabinet.
Private Link
A Private Link is an electronic communications path that
Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd. has control over its entire
distance. For example, all Umbrella Financial Solutions Ltd.
networks are connected via a private link. Computers with
modem connected via a standard land line (not cell phone)
to another computer have established a private link. An ISDN
line to employee’s homes is a private link. Umbrella
Financial Solutions Ltd. also has established private links
to other companies, so that all email correspondence can be
sent in a more secure manner. Companies which Umbrella Financial
Solutions Ltd. has established private links include all announced
acquisitions and some short-term temporary links.
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