University of Michigan Information Technology Policies and Guidelines

Information Technology
Policies and Guidelines
at the University of Michigan

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Policies from the U-M Standard Practice Guide (SPG)
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Proper Use of Information Resources, Information Technology, and Networks at the University of Michigan (SPG 601.7)

Guidelines for Implementing the Proper Use Policy of the University of Michigan: Responsible Use of Technology Resources (R1103)

Identity Misrepresentation (SPG 601.19)

Prohibits assuming another person's role or identity through deception or without prior authorization.

Privacy and the Need to Monitor and Access Records (SPG 601.11)

Discusses the University's commitment to respecting the privacy of its employees and under what circumstances the University may access files that employees keep on their computers.

Discontinuation of Use of Social Security Numbers as Common Identifiers at the University of Michigan (SPG 601.14)

Appropriate use of Social Security numbers.

Information Security Incident Reporting (SPG 601.25)

Establishes timely reporting of all security incidents and central reporting of serious incidents.

Internet Addressing: IP Address Standards (SPG 601.15)

IP addresses and implementation.

Domain Name System Standards (SPG 601.15-1)

The University of Michigan policy on DNS standards, policy, and implementation requirements.

Electronic Access to Potentially Offensive Material (SPG 601.16)

Policy, guidelines, and references regarding potentially offensive material.

Copyrighted Software (SPG 601.3-1)

Management of copyrighted software