Information Resources Use and Security Policy

17.1. ITS Networking is designated the responsibility for the university's networking infrastructure, which includes all cabling, wireless signaling, and connected electronic devices, to ensure reliability of operations, proper accessibility to resources, and protection of data integrity. ITS Networking is specifically responsible for the following:

17.1.1. Operating and maintaining a reliable network with appropriate redundancies to meet quality of service goals.

17.1.2. Maintaining a list of systems connected to the university network, ensuring all systems are:

17.1.2.1. Registered with the university's domain registrar;

17.1.2.2. Associated with a specific university departmental unit;

17.1.2.3. Assigned custodian and department head contact information;

17.1.2.4. Physically identifiable (such as switch port and room number);

17.1.2.5. Identified by service criticality or data classification.

17.1.3. Ensuring the Information Security Office regularly scans all systems connected to the university network for high-risk vulnerabilities.

17.1.4. Monitoring and identifying network use for operational purposes in accordance with the Network Monitoring Guidelines.

17.1.5. Installing or authorizing a contractor to install all cabling and network hardware.

17.1.6. Approving the specification used to configure all network equipment connected to the university's network.

17.1.7. Authorizing changes to the configuration of active network management devices.

17.1.8. Establishing all protocols and standards used on the university's network.

17.1.9. Operating and managing all connections of the network infrastructure to external third party data and telephony networks.

17.1.10. Installing, configuring, and maintaining the departmental firewalls in accordance with the Firewall Implementation Standards (forthcoming).

17.1.11. Providing written authorization for the use of departmental firewalls. Their use is not permitted without written authorization.