Technology Advisory Group

On October 9, 2012, Jeremy Sepinsky attended the Information Management Advisory Committee (IMAC) meeting. There were a number of issues brought up that may be of relevance to TAG.

• The Cloud Computing Guidelines were brought before the cabinet, who requested a list of IR-support cloud computing services be added. These guidelines were distributed to the university faculty on October 11.
• The search for a new Director of Information Security is underway.
• Guidelines for Remote Access to university computers are resources are being prepared. These guidelines will serve, in much the same way as the Cloud Computing Guidelines, as a resource to help faculty and staff safely access computing and data resources of the university while not on campus. There are a number of concerns when restricted or confidential data is stored or broadcast off-campus. The Privacy and Confidentiality Policy as well as the Data Classification Policy outlines how we must treat such confidential data. We will provide a draft of the document when one is available for sharing.