Title: Identify ways to control and protect personal data.
Course: Cybersecurity Fundamentals (10302-I) > Section: Exploring Data Privacy and Security

Identification should include

- using techniques to protect personal data (e.g., encryption, passwords, preferences on devices, location)
- distinguishing between acceptable and unacceptable data to share (e.g., social media, apps)
- comparing the risks and benefits of sharing data
- describing and locating metadata
- understanding privacy policies before installing and/or using applications
- understanding that many apps allow users to control settings related to the amount of data shared.

Teacher Resources:

- Guide to Protecting the Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information (PII), McCallister, E., T. Grance, & K. Scarfone, NIST Information Technology Laboratory, (2010, April)
- Cyber Basics: Lesson E2: Hands-on with Password Audits, Virginia Cyber Range