Confidentiality and Information Security Quiz

You are asked to share employee salary information with a new manager. What should you do to ensure the information remains confidential?

• Share the salary information with the manager immediately.

• Tell the manager you don't have access to the salary details.

• Verify the manager’s authority to access this information and share it securely.

• Ignore the request since it's not your responsibility.

An email arrives with an attachment containing a client’s personal details. You realise the email was sent to the wrong recipient. What should you do next?

• Immediately delete the email and inform your IT team or manager.

• Open the attachment to ensure it's relevant before acting.

• Forward the email to your colleague who deals with client information.

• Ignore it, assuming it’s not important.

You overhear a conversation about sensitive company information, such as a pending restructure. What should you do with this information?

• Share it with a colleague who may be impacted by the restructure.

• Keep the information to yourself and inform a supervisor if necessary.

• Spread the information to others to prevent any surprises.

• Forget about it, as it doesn’t affect you.

A co-worker accidentally leaves a file with sensitive customer information open on their desk. What is the best course of action?

• Ignore it, as it’s not your responsibility.

• Close the file and alert your co-worker to ensure it’s securely stored.

• Read the file to understand the information and help your co-worker.

Your company is planning a new product launch, and you overhear the launch date. How should you handle this information?

• Share the news with friends to build excitement.

• Use the information to make stock market predictions.

• Leak the information to the media for publicity.

• Keep the information confidential until the official announcement is made.

You receive an email from an unknown sender asking for sensitive company information. What is the first thing you should do?

• Reply with the requested information, assuming it’s legitimate.

• Open any attachments to verify the request.

• Report the email to IT or your security team before taking any action.

• Delete the email without further consideration.

You are working on a document that contains confidential company information. What is the most secure way to share this document with a colleague?

• Send it via regular email without encryption.

• Share it via a secure, encrypted company platform or file-sharing service.

• Print it and hand-deliver the document.

• Send it through a personal email account for faster delivery.

Your company is having a major restructuring, and you overhear details of layoffs. What should you do with this information?

• Wait for the official communication from management before discussing the matter with others.

• Share it with your friends or on social media.

• Spread the news internally to prepare your colleagues.

• Keep it to yourself and remain neutral until the company makes an official announcement.

You discover that an employee has accessed sensitive financial data without proper authorization. What should you do?

• Report the incident to your supervisor or security team immediately

• .Ignore the situation, as it doesn’t affect you.

• Confront the employee directly and ask why they accessed the data.

• Delete the data to protect the company.

You are given access to confidential customer information for a project. What should you do if you are unsure how to securely handle the information?

• Handle the information however you see fit, since it’s not sensitive.

• Share the information with a colleague who is also working on the project.

• Ask your supervisor or IT department for guidance on proper handling and security protocols.

• Save the information to a personal drive for easy access later.