Online Data Protection

When collecting a customer's personal information, you must:

• Limit the amount and type of information you collect to what is needed for the identified purposes.

• Not deceive or mislead individuals about the purposes for collecting personal.

• Not collect personal information indiscriminately.

• All of the above

Who are the targets of modern-day hackers?

• Banks and finance companies who process a lot of payments.

• Companies which hold a lot of proprietary information.

• Any organization or individual is liable to be the victim of hackers.

• Companies which hold credit card numbers of customers.

Which of these is not a wise idea when it comes to password security?

• Changing your passwords on a regular basis, such as every three-to-six months.

• Creating unique, long, complex passwords for each and every online account you have.

• Using a password manager to securely store your login information.

• Writing your passwords down on a sticky note that you keep near your computer.

What is personal data?

• Any information of an employee.

• Historical information published about a monument.

• Information or data that is stored in a vault.

• Any data that alone, or in combination with other information, can identify an individual.

What is its main purpose?

• To help everyone find information.

• To help police, doctors, the army, etc., to get information.

• To protect people's personal information.

• All of the above.

The Data Protection Act is a law designed to protect what?

• Your computer from being hacked

• Personal data stored on computers

• Theft of copyright materials

• None of the above

The following could result in a Privacy Breach:

• A misdirected fax involving a client’s personal information.

• Paper containing identifiable confidential information that is tossed in the recycling bin instead of shredded.

• A lost or stolen mobile device that has been used to communicate with a client.

• All of the above.

Protecting data from unauthorised access for use or destruction is called data security.

• True

• False

Which one of the following would be classified as sensitive personal data?

• Address

• CCTV Video

• Name

• Religion

After you have finished using someone's personal data, what should you do with it?

• Pass it on to someone else.

• Give it back to the owner.

• Securely delete or destroy it.

• Throw it out.