SUBJECT:  Security for Electronic Information at UCSD, PPM 135-7

The Director, Academic Computing Services, is the campus coordinator for security of electronic information at UCSD. This issuance offers guidelines intended to reduce risks to Electronic Information Resources (EIRs) through preventative measures and controls. The guidelines apply to certain EIRs on campus including applications, operating systems, communication systems, data, and associated hardware used in University business administration.

Holders of other forms of data, such as research data, may benefit from applying the guidelines as well.

Departments, individuals and other entities using or maintaining EIRs should become familiar with the provisions of this issuance.

Security for Electronic Information at UCSD, effective 9/15/2003, is
available online at
http://adminrecords.ucsd.edu/PPM/docs/135-7.HTML .

Please submit any questions you might have to computingpolicies@ucsd.edu.

                                                David R. Miller
                                                Acting Senior Vice Chancellor -
                                                Academic Affairs

                                                Steven W. Relyea
                                                Vice Chancellor -
                                                Business Affairs