IT Policy Activity, Feb 2019
Posted: 2019-01-28 09:00:00 Expiration: 2019-02-28 19:00:00
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Change History
- Published on 01/31. Updated on 2/18 and 2/25.
Opportunities to help shape IT policy
Of particular note during the 2018-2019 academic year:
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A Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation implementation plan will be developed. It will include elements of: IT asset inventory management of both hardware and software, endpoint security, monitoring and vulnerability scanning, security information and event management (SIEM), account privilege management, and mobile device management.
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An IT Credentials Policy and standards will be developed. It will include identity assurance and authentication. Passwords and multi-factor authentication will be covered.
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The Web Accessibility Policy and Procedures will be reviewed and revised. The revised policy will cover more than web technology, and will be renamed the "Digital Accessibility Policy"
Several policies and standards will be reviewed and revised in the Spring of 2019:
- For a more in depth presentation of major policy initiatives, please see: IT policies under development or revision
- To comment, or otherwise get involved, please email policy@cio.wisc.edu.
New / Revised Documents
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No changes in January 2019.
- Please see the Last Reviewed / Revised List for earlier activity.
- For questions or comments, please email policy@cio.wisc.edu.
Endorsement / Approval Pending
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The IT Policy Principles and Procedures is being reviewed by the Information Technology Committee at their March meeting on the third Friday of the month, 10:00-12:00, Rm 3139 CS.
To comment, or suggest additional documents that need to be developed or revised, please email policy@cio.wisc.edu.
Forums / Events
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An IT Policy Forum was held on Feb 14, 1:00-2:30, Rm 159 Education Bldg (1000 Bascom Mall).
Topic: Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation
To comment, or suggest future topics, please email policy@cio.wisc.edu.
Teams / Governance
Information Technology Committee (ITC)
Fri, Feb 15, 10:00-12:00, Room 3139 CS.
The Information Technology Committee is the faculty advisory body for policy and planning for information technology throughout the university. It is composed of faculty, academic staff and students.
Policy Planning & Analysis Team (PAT) and its subcommittees
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- Discussion of compliance strategy in the IT Policy Principles and Procedures.
- Discussion of plans for development of IT Credentials Policy.
The PAT is a subcommittee of ITC. Please see the PAT meeting schedule.
PAT Executive Committee (ongoing): Plans the PAT agenda and manages the PAT subcommittees. Please see the PAT EC meeting schedule.
PAT Subcommittees:
Communications Subcommittee (ongoing): Communications of policy development and published IT policies, including IT Policy Forums, the IT Policy Knowledgebase, and policy-related web pages on it.wisc.edu. Please see the PAT Communications Meeting Schedule.
Portfolio Subcommittee (ongoing): Organizing and managing IT policies as portfolios of related policies. Please see the PAT Portfolio Meeting Schedule.
Process Subcommittee (ongoing): Monitoring and improving the process of IT policy development and review. Please see the PAT Process Meeting Schedule.
You are welcome to attend any of these meetings. For more information please contact policy@cio.wisc.edu.
-- IT Policy: GARY DE CLUTE