Data Disposal Policy
Information Security Policy
Number: DI/ISMS/05
Version Number: 02
Date: 2017-09-20
Policy on the Disposal of University Sensitive Data
Sensitive information must be thoroughly cleansed before being permanently disposed of.
Documents Containing Sensitive Information:
It is advisable to shred documents into small/fine pieces and dispose of them properly.
Examples may include:
- Source Code
- Usernames and Passwords
- IP Addresses
- Contact Details
- Account Numbers
- Customer Lists
- Intellectual Property
- Employee Records
- Anything you do not wish to disclose, and so on...
Portable Drives:
Employees who have finished using these drives must return them to the Information Security and Communications Department of the College for reuse or to securely delete their content upon completion of assigned tasks.