It is important to think about the type of information you are working on. This will help you decide how well the information needs to be secured.

The overview below will help you assess what class of information you are working with, and what the requirements are for this type of information with regard to information security. Our data storage guide shows where we can store information in the various information classes at UiS.
If you work with red/confidential information, there are stricter requirements for security than for yellow/internal information. It may therefore be a good idea to find out if there is a need for all the information to be secured in the same way, or if something needs less security. This exercise can be used to simplify your work.
Different types of classification
Examples of classification:
Website Published research Book borrowed from the library Curriculum | General personal data (name, e-mail address etc.) Unpublished research data Unpublished student work and assignments Grades Exam answers | Special categories of personal data, e.g. personal health data, religion etc. Data covered by export control regulations Exam answers exempt from public viewing Business sensitive data which is defined as sensitive by a partner organization, for example information about technology which gives a business a competitive advantage | Large amounts of special categories of personal data Research data or datasets of large economic value |