Guide for Mapping Types of Information and Information Systems to Security Categories, Volume 2: Appendices
APPENDIX D: IMPACT DETERMINATION FOR MISSION-BASED > D.5 International Affairs and Commerce > D.5.2

D.5.2 International Development and Humanitarian Aid Information Type International Development and Humanitarian Aid refers to those activities related to the implementation of development and humanitarian assistance programs to developing and transitioning countries throughout the world. Development and aid may include technical assistance (the transfer of knowledge and expertise), and the delivery of equipment, commodities and humanitarian assistance including food aid. In some cases, international development and humanitarian aid information is subject to security classification. This classified information is treated under separate rules established for national security information. The recommended categorization for unclassified international development and humanitarian aid information follows: Security Category = {(confidentiality, Moderate), (integrity, Low), (availability, Low)} The confidentiality impact level is the effect of unauthorized disclosure of international development and humanitarian aid information on the ability of responsible agencies to execute programs relating to debt relief, foreign investments, poverty alleviation and food relief, foreign market expansion, and donations, as well as the establishment of policies and procedures to facilitate economic development. Special Factors Affecting Confidentiality Impact Determination: The unauthorized disclosure of international development and humanitarian aid information may not directly jeopardize foreign socio-economic and political development missions. However, the premature disclosure of this information may adversely affect agency credibility or give unfair competitive advantages to some candidates for mission support activities. These secondary effects may have a negative effect on the intended beneficiaries and can result, in extreme cases, in threats to human life, major assets, or the ability of the agency to perform future missions. Some information that has supported an international development and humanitarian aid process can even undo the results of previously completed foreign socio-economic and political development processes. Where there is a possibility of catastrophic consequences such as threats to human life and major property assets, a high confidentiality impact level must be assigned. Recommended Confidentiality Impact Level: The provisional confidentiality impact level recommended for international development and humanitarian aid information is moderate. not on the time required to detect the modification or destruction of information. The consequences of unauthorized modification or destruction of international development and humanitarian aid information depend on whether the information is time-critical. 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: The consequences of unauthorized modification or destruction of information can be very serious or catastrophic if the modification is to time-critical operational information. In such cases, the impact level assigned would be moderate or high. Recommended Integrity Impact Level: The provisional integrity impact level recommended for most international development and humanitarian aid information is low. mission, not on the time required to re-establish access to international development and humanitarian aid information. Special Factors Affecting Availability Impact Determination: Generally, international development and humanitarian aid missions are tolerant of delays. Where this is not the case, the availability impact associated with international development and humanitarian aid information may be moderate or high. Recommended Availability Impact Level: The provisional availability impact level recommended for international development and humanitarian aid information is low.