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Every Humboldt State University employee, contractor, student employee, or consultant (other than a faculty member) who has access to personally identifiable information (PII) or confidential data must have a signed Confidentiality Statement on file with Human Resources in order for those individuals to be authorized to access University records.
Follow the links below to learn more about how federal and state laws impact information security and the use of computers.
Notification of Disclosure of Private Data http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/01-02/bill/sen/sb_1351-1400/sb_1386_bill_20020926_chaptered.html
Any faculty member needing access to personally identifiable or confidential data, including student class records and the ability to post grades, must have a signed faculty confidentiality statement on file with Human Resources."Faculty" includes tenure track, probationary, emeritus, and retired faculty, lecturers, counselors, coaches, graduate teaching assistants, and volunteers who teach classes.
Real-time Black Lists (RBLs) are lists of IP addresses known to regularly send spam. Several such lists are maintained by different organizations concerned about the proliferation of spam. Internet Service Providers make use of these lists in order to prevent spam from known sources from reaching their customers, and the license fees they pay for the use of the lists pays for the ongoing research needed to keep the lists updated.
Humboldt State University uses network access control (NAC) software to provide more secure and reliable network access for everyone on campus. This means that, when you first request to connect to the wireless network, you will be asked to download and install a small software program called the SafeConnect PolicyKey. The program checks to to make sure your system is in compliance with HSU's Appropriate Use Policy before you connect to the network, and will remain on your system until such time as you don't connect to the network for a 60-day period (eg over the summer).
The Client Security Agent (CSA) will scan your computer, looking for the following things:
Antivirus software protects computers and computer-based mobile devices from being infected by viruses, spyware, worms, Trojans, and a long list of other malware that can damage or destroy data. In order to protect both your computer and all other computers connected to the Humboldt State University networks, you must have up-to-date virus protection on your computer before you are permitted to connect to the campus networks.
Your HSU User Name and Password together provide an efficient, secure way to access computer-based resources on campus. Using this unique combination of identifiers enables students, staff, and faculty to log in to any campus system using the same credentials without lowering the level of security applied to the information stored on those systems.
