7 Acceptance of Security Policies & Procedures

Texas Administrative Code 202.77a requires that all authorized users of information resources at UNT formally acknowledge that they will comply with the security policies and procedures of the university. In order to comply with this mandate from the TAC, CITC offers a short information security course which covers the security policies, procedures, and best practices implemented at UNT. The course includes the acknowledgement required by the TAC. The university requires all authorized users of information resources acknowledge that they will comply with security policies and procedures annually.

The UNT Information Security Handbook for Faculty, Staff, and Students is published in partial fulfillment of the requirements of Texas Administrative Code 202.77, Information Security Standards: All authorized users (including, but not limited to, institution of higher education personnel, temporary employees, and employees of independent contractors) of the institution of higher education's information resources, shall formally acknowledge that they will comply with the security policies and procedures of the institution of higher education or they shall not be granted access to information resources. The institution of higher education head or his or her designated representative will determine the method of acknowledgement and how often this acknowledgement must be re-executed by the user to maintain access to institution of higher education information resources.

This handbook is available on the information security website at http://www.unt.edu/security. It contains links to relevant policies and procedures, and is updated as needed by information security personnel. All official University computing policies should be available in the University policy manual, volume 2, section 3, http:/www.unt.edu/policy.

Use of any university computing resource services as acceptance of UNT's computing and security polices and practices. Faculty, staff, and students agree to abide by the policies and procedures that govern the use of the University's automated information systems, and will accept the responsibility to protect information as described within the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, the Texas Public Information Act, security policies and procedures of UNT as well as other applicable federal and state laws. Training opportunities should be taken advantage of as necessary in order to fully understand and fulfill these responsibilities.