Chapter 4 – Information Technology

47120.8 Definitions of Key Terms

• The CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation / CCHCS / CALPIACalifornia Prison Industry Authority (formerly PIA) uses the information security and privacy definitions issued by the California Department of Technology OIS in implementing information security and privacy policy. Terms and definitions are defined here and are on the California Department of Technology website at https://cdt.ca.gov/security/technical-definitions/.

  • Instant Messaging (IMInstructional Memorandum): An application that allows real-time electronic messaging or chatting.

  • Internet: A global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities.

  • NIST: National Institute of Standards and Technology – https://www.nist.gov/

  • Personally Identifiable Information (PII): Information that can be used by itself or used in combination with other personal identifiable information to distinguish or trace an individual’s identity.

  • Social Media Platform: Interactive computer-mediated technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, career interests and other forms of expression via virtual communities and networks.

  • Social Media: Sites that enable the connection with others to form an online community. IMInstructional Memorandum, file sharing and Web logs (blogs) are common features of Social Media. These sites may contain offensive material in the community-created content. This category may be used in conjunction with another category for more narrowly-focused social media, such as professional networking sites or social networking sections of personals or dating sites.