Data Classification
The Acceptable Use Policy defines university data as information resources that include information created, acquired, maintained, processed or transmitted by or on behalf of N.C. A&T, regardless of form or location, and utilized in the management and operation of educational, research or business activities.
The university has four data classification levels. Information Resource Stewards are responsible for assigning data classification levels to the data they are responsible for managing.
Classification |
Label |
RiskLevel |
Description |
| Confidential | CONF | High | University data that are protected by federal, state, or local statutes and regulations, industry regulations, provisions in government research grants, or other contractual arrangements, which impose legal and technical restrictions on the appropriate use of institutional information. |
| Sensitive | SENS | High | University data that may not be protected by law or regulation but are considered private and are subject to restricted treatment; information resources that may be protected by contracts, third-party agreements, or university policy. |
| Controlled | CTLD | Moderate | University data that are proprietary or produced only for use by members of the university community who have a legitimate purpose to access such data. |
| Public | PUBL | Low | University data that have few restrictions and/or are intended for public use. |
