Guide for Mapping Types of Information and Information Systems to Security Categories, Volume 2: Appendices
APPENDIX D: IMPACT DETERMINATION FOR MISSION-BASED > D.12 Education > D.12.3

D.12.3 Cultural and Historic Preservation Information Type Cultural and Historic Preservation involves all activities performed by the Federal Government to collect and preserve information and artifacts important to the culture and history of the United States and its citizenry and the education of U.S. citizens and the world. The recommended provisional categorization of the cultural and historic preservation information type follows: Security Category = {(confidentiality, Low), (integrity, Low), (availability, Low)} The confidentiality impact level is the effect of unauthorized disclosure of cultural and historic preservation information on the ability of responsible agencies to collect and preserve information and artifacts important to the culture and history of the United States and its citizenry and the education of U.S. citizens and the world. The consequences of unauthorized disclosure of most cultural and historic preservation information would have a limited adverse effect on agency operations, agency assets, or individuals. Special Factors Affecting Confidentiality Impact Determination: In cases where disclosure of information might be useful to an individual or organization intent on destruction of historical materials, the potential consequences to key national assets could be serious to severe. In such cases, the confidentiality impact could be moderate to high. Recommended Confidentiality Impact Level: The provisional confidentiality impact level recommended for cultural and historic preservation information is low. not on the time required to detect the modification or destruction of information. The consequences of unauthorized modification or destruction of cultural and historic preservation information would have, at most, a limited adverse effect on agency operations, agency assets, or individuals. Unauthorized modification or destruction of information affecting external communications (e.g., web pages, electronic mail) may adversely affect operations and/or public confidence in the agency, but the damage to the mission would usually be limited. Special Factors Affecting Integrity Impact Determination: In cases where undetected modification of information might be useful to an individual or organization intent on destruction of historical materials, the potential consequences to key national assets could be serious to severe. Consequently, the integrity impact could be moderate to high. Recommended Integrity Impact Level: The provisional integrity impact level recommended for cultural and historic preservation information is low. mission, not on the time required to re-establish access to cultural and historic preservation information. The effects of disruption of access to most cultural and historic preservation information or information systems would have a limited adverse effect on agency operations, agency assets, or individuals. Recommended Availability Impact Level: The provisional availability impact level recommended for cultural and historic preservation information is low.