What kinds of information should be encrypted?
• Identity information (Social Security numbers, California driver’s license or identification card numbers) • Financial account information (checking, savings and credit card account numbers) • Student record information (grades, financial aid information) • Medical record information (diagnoses, treatment information, identity information included in medical records) Why should I protect restricted information? Several federal and state laws say that you must. Several UC and UC Davis policies say that you must. Failing to protect restricted information can have serious consequences, including financial penalties for you, the campus and the University. What is encryption software and what does it do? Whole disk encryption software – like Pointsec for PC – garbles information stored on computers so that it cannot be understood if accessed without using the password (or key) that you use to un-garble (or decrypt) the information. If your computer is lost or stolen and you have encryptio
