What do the severity flags mean in the data privacy module?

Data Privacy results are broken down into the following three severity categories. The categories indicate the data’s relative level of sensitivity.

Severity of issues

• Low: One blue dot
  Data with low severity has a limited adverse effect on organizational assets, organizational operations, and individuals if it is disclosed without authorization.
• Medium: Two yellow dots
  Data with medium severity has a serious adverse effect on organizational assets, organizational operations, and individuals if it is disclosed without authorization.
• High: Three red dots
  Data with high severity has a severe or catastrophic effect on organizational assets, organizational operations, and individuals if it is disclosed without authorization.​

For information about the priority of data privacy issues, read Priority, Severity, Difficulty, and Likelihood.