Dept. Homeland Security: Handbook for Safeguarding Sensitive Personally Identifiable Information at DHS

Handbook for Safeguarding Sensitive Personally Identifiable Information at DHS
Updated 1-19-2011

The Handbook provides step-by-step guidance on how to identify and protect Sensitive PII:

• In the office or an alternate worksite
• On a portable device, such as blackberry or laptop
• When sent by email, fax, or other electronic transfer
• When sent by mail: external, overseas and inter-office
• When stored on a shared drive
• When you are on official travel

The Handbook also provides simple instructions on:

• Encrypting Sensitive PII
• Securing Sensitive PII when it is not in use
• Disposing of Sensitive PII

Department of Homeland Security: Handbook for Safeguarding Sensitive Personally Identifiable Information at DHS

h/t, HIPAA Blog