The following are some best practices for the secure handling of reports:
- Maintain the confidentiality of reports and their contents.
- Maintain the integrity of reports and their contents.
- Ensure reports are always available to the relevant audience.
- Ensure reports are secure in transit across a network.
- Minimize the transmission of reports across a public network like the Internet.
- Ensure reports are secure in storage.
- Protect reports and their contents from accidental disclosure.
- Maintain audit logs for users accessing reports.
- Maintain a chain of custody when transferring ownership of reports.
- Maintain version control for changes to reports.