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Protecting Sensitive Digital Research Data

About This Initiative 1

In response to data thefts at many universities, including The University of Texas at Austin, the UT System issued Business Procedure Memorandum 75, Protecting the Confidentiality and Integrity of Digital Research Data, in April, 2006, to protect the integrity of research at the university. The university is currently working on incorporating this standard into the Handbook of Operating Procedures.

President Powers has delegated responsibility for implementing BPM 75 to the Vice President for Research. The steering committee for the implementation includes representatives from these offices:

  • Vice President for Research
  • Vice President for Information Technology
  • Vice President for Institutional Relations and Legal Affairs

Memos from President Powers to Chancellor Yudof and to the Deans, Department Chairs, Directors of organized research units, and Researchers, regarding the university's plan to implement BPM 75.

If you have questions about the information in this Web site or concerns about a particular system, please e-mail the Information Security Office at security@utexas.edu. For questions about research projects, please contact the Office of the Vice President for Research.

1 Effective April 12, 2007, UT System consolidated several Busines Procedure Memoranda (53, 66, and 75) into a single policy with a new numbering scheme. The controlling document for this initiative is now UTS 165.