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Protecting Social Security Numbers

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Data Protection Courses Cryptography Courses Encryption Courses Access Control Courses Digital Certificates Courses Data Loss Prevention Courses

Course Description

Overview

Learn how you can create a policy-driven program to protect the social security numbers you have stored from unauthorized use.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Why should SSNs be protected?
  • The last four digits of SSNs
  • The SSN protection process
1. Establish a Policy Foundation
  • Build senior leadership support
  • Create an SSN policy
  • Educate employees about SSNs
2. Identify Legitimate Uses of SSNs
  • Understand legitimate uses of SSNs
  • Inventory business processes
  • Interview key employees
  • Follow data flows
3. Eradicate Unnecessary SSNs
  • Eliminate unnecessary business processes
  • Clean up digital SSN stores
  • Destroy paper records
4. Protect Remaining SSNs
  • Understand encryption
  • Symmetric and asymmetric cryptography
  • Choose encryption algorithms
  • PKI and digital certificates
  • Encrypt stored SSNs
  • Encrypt SSNs in transit
  • Restrict and audit SSN access
5. Maintain SSN Posture
  • Repeat the cycle
  • Data loss prevention
Conclusion
  • What's next?

Taught by

Mike Chapple

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