Information Security Responsibilities - Action Required

From: Administrative E-Memo (memofrom@Colorado.EDU)
Date: Sat Nov 03 2007 - 12:15:35 MDT

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From: Administrative E-Memo <memofrom@Colorado.EDU>
Subject: Information Security Responsibilities - Action Required

    TO: Boulder Campus Teaching & Research Faculty, Staff,
             Deans, Directors, Dept Chairs
     
    FROM: Office of the Chancellor

    SENDER: Chancellor G.P. "Bud" Peterson

    DATE: November 2, 2007

    SUBJECT: Information Security Responsibilities - Action Required

     
    President Brown announced last month that IT security training would be
    mandatory for all University of Colorado employees. As employees of the
    university we are each entrusted with protecting the campus computing and
    networking resources as well as protecting sensitive information. A security
    training program has been designed by the System IT Security Office with the
    intent of clarifying this responsibility.

    The Boulder campus will be deploying the training in several phases over the
    coming months. The schedule is as follows:

    --On November 8, 2007 all employees in the IT Technician and IT Professional
    classes will automatically be enrolled in both the basic and advanced training
    modules. The training needs to be completed by January 7, 2008.
    --On December 1, 2007 all classified staff and professional exempt employees
    will automatically be enrolled in the basic security training module. The
    training needs to be completed by January 31, 2008.
    --On February 1, 2008 all faculty will automatically be enrolled in the basic
    security training module. The training needs to be completed by April 30, 2008.
    Once you have been automatically enrolled on the date listed above, you will
    receive an e-mail from the CU-Boulder IT Security Office with step-by-step
    instructions on how to access and complete the training. The modules typically
    require 20 to 30 minutes to complete.

    I understand this is an additional commitment for your already busy schedule,
    but it is important for all of us to make time to complete the training in the
    timeframe established. The university is a daily target of hackers trying to
    steal private information about our employees, students, and customers. Some
    recent breaches of our sensitive data have demonstrated a strong need to inform
    the campus community about how to better protect our data and ourselves from
    these attacks. I strongly urge you to complete this mandatory training at your
    earliest opportunity.

    Thank you.
     

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