Personally Identifiable Information (PII), as used in information security, is information that can be used to uniquely identify, contact, or locate a single person or can be used with other sources to uniquely identify a single individual. The abbreviation PII is widely accepted, but the phrase it abbreviates has four common variants based on personal, personally, identifiable, and identifying. Not all are equivalent, and for legal purposes the effective definitions vary depending on the jurisdiction and the purposes for which the term is being used.
If your company processes or stores PII or PHI data, there are many regulations you must comply with. If you suspect your data has been compromised, contact Arsenal immediately. Our response team can help you triage the incident and help you keep your data secure.