While the college makes every effort to maintain the security of its systems, it should be noted that no guarantee of privacy of electronically stored information or electronic mail can be supplied. Users of college-operated computing resources should also be aware that the college reserves the right to inspect information stored on its systems and monitor files accessed when there is reasonable cause to suggest a violation of the policies of the college or when the college needs to access information that is pertinent to its operations. No person shall gain or attempt to gain access to any computer or computer network without the consent of the owner of the computer or the operators of the network system. No person shall knowingly alter, destroy, delete or introduce programmatic instructions that will cause the computer to do anything unwanted by the owner. No person will attempt to circumvent ENC's computer security system, or use ENC's computer systems or computer networks to attempt to circumvent security systems elsewhere.
Users are responsible for the security of their own network services accounts.
Users should follow the password guidelines distributed when the account is created. Acceptable Use ENC encourages the college community of faculty, staff and students to fully utilize the computing resources at ENC in a manner consistent with the mission of the college. Acceptable use also means that while utilizing computer resources for administrative, education, and research purposes, the legal protection of copyrights and licenses will be respected. While the potential for appropriate use of ENC's computing resources abounds, there are however aspects of use that can be problematic both for the individual and the institution. These categories are not necessarily mutually exclusive nor do they create situations which are equally problematic.