Rules
of the Road
Access to Information
Resources
All personnel (faculty, staff, and students) must acquire a user
id and pass word before accessing Valencia Community College information
resources. This access is approved by representatives of the information
resource owner and processed through the Office of Information Technology.
This access is reviewed at least annually to ensure that it is still
valid. When the access is no longer valid, the Office of Information
Technology terminates it.
Access to Confidential/Sensitive
Information
Access to confidential and sensitive information is restricted to
individuals who are authorized by owners on a strict "need
to know" basis. Owners of confidential and /or sensitive information
are responsible for classifying the data. Resources containing this
information should be clearly marked. Managers should be aware of
which personnel are in positions of special trust.
Use of Valencia Community
College Information Resources
Valencia Community College information resources provided to faculty,
staff, and students are owned by Valencia Community College and
are to be used for College related activities only. Resources are
not to be used for commercial purposes and/or personal financial
gain or for any other non-university-related activities. When off-site
Valencia Community College terminals are used to access University
information resources, their operation must be only for university
business. At no time should Valencia Community College information
resources be used to disrupt, damage, degrade, or obstruct systems/networks.
University resources should not be used to gain unauthorized access
to systems, subvert restrictions associated with computer accounts,
or obtain additional resources. Users are responsible for their
own individual accounts and should never make them available to
others. User IDs and passwords exist for account protection and
should not be compromised.
Email
Email should be considered the same as printed communication and
should meet the same standards of taste, professionalism, accuracy
and legality that are expected in printed communication. Fraudulent,
harassing, threatening or libelous messages should not be transmitted
and personal or sensitive information about individuals should not
be posted without their consent. Junk mail (e.g. random mail, chain
letters, etc.) is unacceptable. All messages must correctly identify
the sender. If you are being harassed via email, immediately
notify the Office of Information Technology. It is not the intent
of the University to monitor email in the absence of policy or law
violations. Email is subject to disclosure to third parties
under the Florida Sunshine Law or through subpoena or other processes.
Copyright
Copyrighted material includes, but is not limited to, software,
audio recordings, video recordings, photographs and written material.
Copyright policy can be complex and fairly confusing but the following
general guidelines apply to Valencia Community College:
Software licensed to the
university may be copied only if explicitly authorized by the software
developer.
Copying software licensed
to the University onto a personal home computer must be
expressly authorized in the license agreement.
Multiple use over a network
must also be specifically authorized in the license agreement.
Users must have permission
to access, copy, or transport data maintained by other University
users.
Faculty, staff, and students
may not use unlicensed or unauthorized copies of software on University-owned
computers.
Please refer to the
Valencia Community College IT policies for more information.
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Security Links
Documents
Security
Advisories
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- Advisories from Vendors
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Quick Definitions
"Hacking"
is defined as making a modification to something to improve it
or to make it do something it was not originally intended to do.
A hacker is someone who will seek out security flaws or holes
in a computer or telephone system. Currently, the term "hacker"
has a negative connotation from the media, but the original meaning
was in fact complimentary.
"White hat"
hackers are individuals who endeavor to identify security weaknesses,
and point these weaknesses out to the companies whose systems
they have penetrated. This allows the company to fix these
problems, before "black hat" hackers can find and exploit
the same flaws with malicious intent.
There are two types
of "white hat" hackers. One group includes individuals
who are hired by a company to test their security systems.
The other group pursues hacking as an avocation -- they are uninvited
guests who penetrate security systems for the enjoyment of being
able to do it. These uninvited white hat" hackers are
also know as "grey hats".
- White Hat Sites
- Grey Hat sites
- Black Hat Sites
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