Data Location: Application

  • Secure deletion

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    Securely delete information when it is no longer required by means that make it impossible to reconstruct the records.

  • Incident Reporting

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    Promptly report actual or suspected compromise, including loss, theft, improper use, modification of, or access to information to security@mit.edu.

  • Self Assessment

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    Review your systems and procedures regularly to ensure the tasks for this risk level are applied.

  • Security by design

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    If you are developing (or contracting a vendor to develop) applications processing this level of information, include security as a design requirement.

  • Code review

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    If you are developing (or contracting a vendor to develop) applications processing this level of information, review code and correct flaws prior to deployment.

  • Annual Review

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    Contact security@mit.edu for an annual review to verify that all security tasks are working properly.

  • Sponsored research

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    If you have received data as part of a sponsored research project, and your contract includes clauses on data security there may be additional tasks. Please contact infoprotect@mit.edu.

  • Payment processing

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    If you are accepting credit card payments, you may need to complete additional tasks. Please contact infoprotect@mit.edu

  • HIPAA or PHI

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    If you handle Protected Health Information (PHI) or Individually Identifiable Health Information, there may be additional tasks to complete. Please contact infoprotect@mit.edu.

  • Anonymize information

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    Anonymize information whenever possible and separate access to identified and de-identified data sets. For physical media store identified information in a separate locked file cabinet.