What measures should you take to ensure the confidentiality of information ?

There are various measures you can take:

Physical measures:

• Locking areas where confidential information is stored;
• Limiting the number of people who have access to the confidential information;
• Labelling information as confidential.

ICT measures:

• Changing passwords regularly;
• Encrypting information in emails and marking them as confidential;
• Limiting digital access to confidential information.

Personnel measures:

• Ensuring your employees can identify confidential information;
• Granting access to classified information on a need-to-know basis only;
• Including a confidentiality clause in all employment contracts on handling confidential information.

Business measures:

• Using confidentiality agreements (non-disclosure agreements, NDAs for short) when negotiating with other partners;
• Providing proof of confidential information, for example using an i-DEPOT.