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Application Examples

An application is defined as software running on a server that is network accessible.

View Minimum Security Standards: Applications

Low Risk ("P" Class)


  • Applications handling Low Risk Data

  • Online maps

  • University online catalog displaying academic course descriptions

  • Bus schedules





Moderate Risk ("C" Class)


  • Applications handling Moderate Risk Data

  • Human Resources application that stores salary information

  • Directory containing phone numbers, email addresses, and titles

  • University application that distributes information in the event of a campus emergency

  • Online application for student admissions

High Risk ("E" Class)


  • Applications handling High Risk Data

  • Human Resources application that stores employee SSN

  • Application that stores campus network node information

  • Application collecting personal information of donor, alumnus, or other individual

  • Application that processes credit card payments