IT Policy Activity, Jan 2019
Posted: 2019-01-02 08:00:00 Expiration: 2019-01-31 18:00:00
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Change History
- Published on 01/03. Updated 01/15.
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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A 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.
- For a more complete list, 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 December 2018.
- 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 February or March meeting, TBD. A vote on approval is anticipated.
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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The next IT Policy Forum will be 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, Jan 18, 10:00-11:00, 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
Fri, Jan 11, 10:00-11:00, Rm 3139AB CS.
- Discussion of compliance strategy in the IT Policy Principles and Procedures.
- Discussion of IT Policy Roles and Deliverables Chart.
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