CERTIFIED-IN-CYBERSECURITY Question #360: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is A: A user's date of birth. Personally Identifiable Information, includes any data that can be used to identify a specific individual (see ISC2 Study Guide, Module 1, under Privacy). Examples of PII include names, social security numbers, and dates of birth. Therfores, in this list, a user's date of birth i

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Question

Which of the following types of information is considered PII?

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AA user's date of birth
BA network topology diagram
CA public blog post
DA corporate policy document

Explanation

Personally Identifiable Information, includes any data that can be used to identify a specific individual (see ISC2 Study Guide, Module 1, under Privacy). Examples of PII include names, social security numbers, and dates of birth. Therfores, in this list, a user's date of birth is PII. A public blog post is not considered PII, it is public information. Corporate policy and network diagrams are examples of confidential documents but not PII. In general, neither contains any information that can be used to identify a specific individual.

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#PII#Data Classification#Privacy#Information Types

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