Identifying Information

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-002023",
  "term": "Identifying Information",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. Information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual's identity, either alone or when combined with other information that is linked or linkable to a specific individual.\n\n2. Information that could be used to identify a specific individual, such as name, address, phone number, or identification number.\n\n3. The set of an asset's attributes that may be useful for identifying that asset, including discoverable information about the asset and identifiers assigned to the asset.",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-188 from OMB M-17-12",
    "NIST SP 800-226",
    "NISTIR 7693",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/identifying-information/"
}