UTPA Information Security Policy and Standards

What are Policy and Standards?

A policy is a response to a specific issue.  Information Security policies are created to respond to issues that can affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of UTPA information.

Standards are created by the Information Security Office to translate Policy into documents that can help with its implementation.

Policies

The following are the Information Security policies at UTPA.  They apply to students, faculty, staff, vendors, consultants, and volunteers.

• UTS 165 Information Resources Use and Security Policy
• Texas Administrative Code Title 1, Part 10, Chapter 202 Subchapter C (TAC 202)
• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA, U.S.C Title 20, Chapter 31, SubChapter III, Part 4, § 1232g)
• UTPA Security Manual (Interpretation of policies set by UTS165 and TAC 202) 
• Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA)
• Information Resources Acceptable Use Policy

Standards

• Desktop and Portable Computer Security Standard 
• Password Standard