To safeguard the University's resources, and to protect the confidentiality of data, adequate security measures must be taken. This security policy attempts to establish a balance between the risk of loss of information and resources, including data misuse, and the inconvenience and cost of the security measures. These security measures are designed to conform with the Texas Department of Information Resources rule TAC 201.13, Information Security Standards, and takes into account local, state, and federal reporting and auditing requirements, as well as provisions to eliminate, as far as feasible, the incidence of theft, fraud, destruction, or other misuses of the University's resources.
Computer security is the responsibility of all employees.
Each department head is responsible for administering the provisions of this policy within the department. In addition, it is the responsibility of the academic departments to inform students of this policy and the importance of adhering to the policy in using University computers, networks, and information resources. Computers, computer workstations, and terminals owned by The University shall be used only for official University business, including academic pursuits. Administrative Computing Services is the computer installation for the administrative computer system. If the responsibility is unclear, the owner will be the head of the department that updates the specific data items.