Non-Public Information: Carefully Handling a Critical Business Resource (Foundation)
25 min! Run Time
Employees
only
of Completion
What you'll learn
Skills covered in this course
Description
Non-public business information is a vital resource, and handling it properly protects a critical asset.
What this course covers:
- What counts as non-public information
- Intellectual property and personal data
- Sensitive, confidential information from third parties
- How to identify and safeguard it
- Sharing it properly
A foundation course for employees who handle sensitive business information.
System Requirements
See System Requirements in the Coggno Knowledge Base
Author
Non-Public Information: Carefully Handling a Critical Business Resource (Foundation)
Frequently Asked Questions
The course defines non-public information as a vital business resource, covering intellectual property and personal data alongside sensitive, confidential information received from third parties. This foundation-level framing helps learners recognize what needs protecting before they learn how to protect it.
Yes, it covers sensitive, confidential information belonging to third parties as one category of non-public information employees may encounter. The course teaches how to identify and safeguard this material so it is handled with the same care as internal company data.
Beyond identifying and safeguarding non-public information, the course covers how to share it properly when the need arises. This ensures learners understand not just what to protect, but the correct process for passing it along without exposing the business.
This is a foundation course, designed as a starting point for employees who handle sensitive business information rather than for specialists. It builds the baseline knowledge needed before tackling more advanced data protection or privacy training.
Because non-public business information is a vital resource, mishandling it can compromise intellectual property, personal data, or confidential third-party material all at once. The course frames careful handling as essential to protecting this critical asset day to day.
Non-public business information serves as a vital resource, and its proper use helps to safeguard this important asset. This information can involve, for example, certain intellectual property, personal information, and sensitive, confidential information. It may be entrusted with an organization by a customer, business partner, or other third party. How employees identify, use, safeguard, and properly share non-public information serves as a critical responsibility.
Course Length: 25 Minutes