PII

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-003134",
  "term": "PII",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. Personally Identifiable Information; Any representation of information that permits the identity of an individual to whom the information applies to be reasonably inferred by either direct or indirect means.\n\n2. 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\n3. Information which can be used to distinguish or trace the identity of an individual (e.g., name, social security number, biometric records, etc.) alone, or when combined with other personal or identifying information which is linked or linkable to a specific individual (e.g., date and place of birth, mother’s maiden name, etc.).\n\n4. Any information about an individual maintained by an agency, including (1) any information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual’s identity, such as name, social security number, date and place of birth, mother‘s maiden name, or biometric records; and (2) any other information that is linked or linkable to an individual, such as medical, educational, financial, and employment information.\n\n5. Any information about an individual that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual's identify and any other information that is linked or linkable to an individual.",
  "expansions": [
    "personally identifiable information"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-79-2 from EGovAct",
    "NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2 from OMB Circular A-130 (2016); NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 from OMB Circular A-130 (2016); NIST SP 800-53B from OMB Circular A-130 (2016); NIST SP 1800-27B from NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2; NISTIR 8062 from OMB Circular A-130; NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 5 from OMB Circular A-130 (2016); CNSSI 4009-2022 from OMB Circular A-130 (2016); NIST SP 800-188 from OMB Circular A-130 (2016)",
    "NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 [Superseded] from OMB Memorandum 07-16",
    "NISTIR 8053 from GAO Report 08-536, NIST SP 800-122; CNSSI 4009-2015 from NIST SP 800-122",
    "NIST SP 800-163 [Superseded] from NIST SP 800-122",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/pii/"
}