Confidential Communication Risk Checker

Sienda Ltd. Third Floor, 207 Regent St, London W1B 3HH, UK • Company No. 08194971

This diagnostic helps firms, advisers, consultants and high-trust professional environments assess whether ordinary communication channels may be inappropriate for the information being shared.

It is designed for situations involving client information, access instructions, financial details, legal matters, HR information, identity material, private instructions, confidential business information or other sensitive short-lived details.

This tool is a general diagnostic aid. It is not legal, cybersecurity, compliance, financial, medical or professional advice.

Jambastic is a secure, temporary exchange system for sensitive professional information, created and provisioned by Sienda Ltd.

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Take this free test, provided courtesy of Sienda Ltd.

1. Which professional context best describes this communication?

General internal business communication

Client service or advisory work

Legal, accounting, financial, HR, property, consultancy or professional services

High-trust communication involving confidential instructions or sensitive client matters

2. What type of information is being shared?

General non-sensitive business information

Client or customer information

Financial, contractual, commercial or transaction-related information

Legal, HR, identity, medical, access-related or confidential professional information

Passwords, access codes, private links, recovery details or login instructions

3. How long should the recipient need access to this information?

Long term, as part of a normal record

I am not sure

Only for a short period

Only until it has been read, copied, used or acted upon

4. Would it create a problem if this information remained searchable in an inbox, chat history, shared folder or archived thread?

No real problem

It could be inconvenient

It could create a confidentiality, client-care or professional problem

It could create serious legal, financial, security, reputational or regulatory risk

5. Could the information be forwarded, copied, screenshotted or stored by someone who does not need long-term access to it?

No real concern

Possibly

Yes

Yes, and that would be a serious problem

6. Does the information include access, identity, authority, payment, approval or instruction details?

Indirectly

Yes

Yes, and misuse could cause harm, loss, unauthorised access or professional difficulty

7. Is the communication part of a client matter, transaction, instruction, case, account, project or private professional relationship?

Indirectly

Yes

Yes, and confidentiality is expected or required

8. Would ordinary email or chat create an unnecessary permanent readable record?

No, a permanent record is appropriate

Possibly

Yes, the information is temporary or sensitive

Yes, and the information should not remain readable after use

9. How serious would the consequences be if the wrong person saw or retained this information?

Minor or no consequence

Embarrassing or inconvenient

Commercially or professionally damaging

Serious legal, financial, security, client or reputational consequence

10. Which statement best describes the communication need?

The information is ordinary and can remain in the normal record

The information is somewhat sensitive but not critical

The information is sensitive and should be handled carefully

The information is sensitive, temporary and should not remain readable in ordinary channels