What are the relevant security regulations and potential disciplinary actions for non-compliance?
Listed below are the most important rules about using University information resources (E-mail and other computer access accounts, departmental user IDs, Ethernet connections in student labs or offices, etc. These rules apply to anyone using such resources: students, faculty, and staff. Learn these rules so that you don’t get into trouble. You cannot be exempt from the law because you are “just a student” or you were “just playing around”. If you are a student with a part-time job at the University, you may be disciplined as an employee and as a student, resulting in both professional and educational consequences. Read the relevant laws. The Texas Department of Information Resources’ (DIR) Information Security Standards are published in the Texas Administrative Code. TAC 202.75 requires the University of Texas System and component institutions protect State of Texas information system resource assets against accidental or unauthorized disclosure, modification, or destruction, as well a
