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On This Page:
A. Restricted Data
B. Confidential Data
C. Operational Use Only Data
D. Unclassified Data
At UMass Amherst, University data falls into four categories: restricted, confidential, operational use only, and unclassified. Each category denotes a unique level of sensitivity and...
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State and federal legislation and University policies mandate that campus departments take appropriate steps to protect the sensitive data available to them.
To comply with these requirements and enable the University to respond in case of a security breach, academic and administrative...
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Please report any information security incident, any identified vulnerability in information assets, or any phishing attempts immediately to itprotect@umass.edu.
If you suspect a compromise or unauthorized access to credit card information:
Also contact the campus ecommerce representative...
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The Problem with Multiple Network Connections & Network Bridging
Many laptop and some desktop computers have both wired and wireless network adapters or cards. These two cards allow you to establish simultaneous wired and wireless connections to the campus network.
While this simultaneous...
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Adobe Sign was discontinued on Thursday, January 23, 2020, as UMass Amherst has switched to DocuSign for its digital document routing and signing platform. Please see the official announcement for more information.
What are electronic signatures?
An electronic signature is a simple and often...
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The implementation of the foundational information security controls (anti-virus, patch management, encryption, and firewalls) reduces the risk of accidental, malicious or unauthorized disclosure, misuse, modification, destruction, loss and/or damage to university information, research data and...
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About Hard Drive & Electronic Storage Destruction
The UMass Amherst Office of Waste Management provides departments, faculty, and staff with a convenient, no cost way to destroy and dispose of computers, hard drives, backup tapes, and other electronic and magnetic storage media that contain...
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Note: Under a new university-wide contract, Sophos Intercept X Advanced is replacing McAfee endpoint protection at UMass Amherst. More information will follow.
For questions, contact the IT professional in your department as applicable, or IT User Services.
Statement of Liability
When accessing...
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What is InfoBlox DNS Firewall?
Infoblox DNS Firewall is malware protection and Domain Name Service (DNS) that blocks access to known bad domains. This service aims to reduce the number of malware infections caused by drive-by downloads, malicious downloads, and phishing, and will reduce the...
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UMail will be retired in early 2020 as it has reached end-of-life and will no longer be supported. Faculty and staff using UMail will receive additional information as migrations to Google Mail and Microsoft Exchange continue.
Information Management is the practice of treating information as an...
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Information Management is the practice of treating information as an institutional resource that requires rules and practices for business process, privacy, security, compliance and risk management.
Although information management applies to all forms of institutional information and research...
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When coming to campus this fall, it is important to remember to protect your personal information when selecting and using apps on your smartphone and tablet, and when using Internet applications and services. Before installing any application, be sure to review the apps privacy policy, review the...
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People may have one or more roles defined in the Information Security Policy. A Service Administrator (e.g., application administrator, system administrator or network administrator), as defined in the Information Security Policy, is an individual with principal responsibility for the...
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Every person at UMass Amherst has a responsibility to protect institutional information, research data, and information technology resources that they use or are otherwise within their control. These responsibilities vary based on the functional role of the individual. Depending on those...
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Under the FERPA law, most student information is confidential and should be handled with care. By securing your computer and work environment, you can now avoid accidents where student's personal, financial, or academic information falls in the wrong hands. Our information security tips provide a...
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Note: Under a new university-wide contract, Sophos Intercept X Advanced is replacing McAfee endpoint protection at UMass Amherst. More information will follow.
For questions, contact the IT professional in your department as applicable, or IT User Services.
McAfee Endpoint Security for University...
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Note: Under a new university-wide contract, Sophos Intercept X Advanced is replacing McAfee endpoint protection at UMass Amherst. More information will follow.
For questions, contact the IT professional in your department as applicable, or IT User Services.
McAfee Endpoint Security for University...
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Note: Under a new university-wide contract, Sophos Intercept X Advanced is replacing McAfee endpoint protection at UMass Amherst. More information will follow.
For questions, contact the IT professional in your department as applicable, or IT User Services.
McAfee Endpoint Security is a program...
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Note: Under a new university-wide contract, Sophos Intercept X Advanced is replacing McAfee endpoint protection at UMass Amherst. More information will follow.
For questions, contact the IT professional in your department as applicable, or IT User Services.
McAfee Endpoint Security is a program...
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Institutional Information and Research Data Categorization Examples
Information is valued using considerations such as who can see it (confidentiality), who can change it (integrity), and having it accessible when you need it (availability). At UMass Amherst, institutional information and...
