Selective cognitive security for communication data

A system for securing sensitive information in communication data, comprising:

• a memory medium comprising instructions;
• a bus coupled to the memory medium;
• and
• a processor coupled to the bus that when executing the instructions causes the system to:
• receive as input a communication data;
• derive a contextual input using a content of the communication data and historical data from one or more external sources;
• generate, based on an assessment of the contextual input, a sensitivity index score for a plurality of elements of the communication data;
• and
• encode one or more elements of the communication data having a sensitivity index score above a predefined threshold value.

A computer program product for securing sensitive information in communication data, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage media, and program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media, that cause at least one computer device to:

• receive as input a communication data;
• derive a contextual input using a content of the communication data and historical data from one or more external sources;
• generate, based on an assessment of the contextual input, a sensitivity index score for a plurality of elements of the communication data;
• and
• encode one or more elements of the communication data having a sensitivity index score above a predefined threshold value.