Always put the information in a sufficiently safe class. If you are not sure whether to your information is red or yellow, choose red.
- Green: Open or freely available
- Yellow: Restricted (all information which is not classified as ?open?, ?in confidence? or ?strictly in confidence?.)
- Red: In confidence (obliged to protect by law, agreements and other regulations. Subject to harm if the information is exposed to third parties)
- Black: Strictly in confidence (considerable harm if the information is exposed to third parties.)
Detailed overview of the Classification guide and examples.
All information shall have an unambiguous and identifiable owner. Anyone should easily be able to find out who the owner is.
The information owner is responsible for
- making sure the information is placed in the correct class in accordance with these rules
- making a new assessment when the information changes class
- making sure that all storage, handling and processing of information is done using technical equipment approved for this – see this guide
- periodically checking that any changes in these rules are noted and that the chosen information class reflects this.