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The U does not have a license for Slack, so it is not approved for university business. It’s also not approved for creating, processing, transmitting, or storing restricted and sensitive data as required by university policy.

Microsoft is ending extended support for Windows 8.1, Office 2013, and Windows Server 2012 and Server 2012 R2. Extended support includes software updates, patches to fix IT security issues and bugs, and technical support.

While basic IT security practices will help you protect your data, you can take additional steps to make a data breach or cyberattack more difficult for criminals and incident response easier for you.

Rule 4-004G focuses on detecting and remediating IT security vulnerabilities to protect university IT systems and resources from threats that could interrupt service or compromise the U’s IT security.

With the rise of synthetic media like ChatGPT, it’s important to increase our technological literacy and implement healthy, curious, and cautious data privacy habits to protect our personal information.

On March 1, Chief Financial Officer Cathy Anderson and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Mitzi Montoya emailed the Council of Academic Deans about appropriately managing account access and university data when faculty and staff leave the U or transfer to another unit.

Rule 4-004F outlines the requirements to protect university buildings, facilities, IT systems, network and power cables, and other university property, as well as U community members, from myriad threats.

The U's chief information security officer cautions people using U-managed devices not to install or use any application that doesn’t serve a legitimate university purpose.

The rule ensures that all relevant parties know about IT changes and that the U’s IT systems and resources work properly after any changes. It also makes it easier to prevent unsuccessful changes and implement similar changes in the future.

When you throw away, donate, or recycle an electronic device, you may inadvertently disclose sensitive information that could be exploited by cybercriminals, which is why it's important to secure them properly first.