Policies and Procedures

TAMU Rules and Procedures

Complaint Procedures

• Complaint Procedures for Electronic Information (PDF)
• Computing Resources Complaint Form

General Computing Policies

• Acceptable Use (PDF)
• Authorized Software (PDF)
• Email Use (PDF)
• Incidental Computer Use (PDF)
• Internet/Intranet Use (PDF)
• Student Rules for Responsible Computing
• University Rules for Responsible Computing (PDF)
• Web Accessibility and Usability (PDF)

Information Security

• Account Management (PDF)
• Administrator/Special Access (PDF)
• Backup Recovery (PDF)
• Computer Security Policy
• Incident Management (PDF)
• Intrusion Detection (PDF)
• Malicious Code (PDF)
• Password/Authentication (PDF)
• Physical Access (PDF)
• Portable Computing (PDF)
• Security Awareness and Training (PDF)
• Security of Electronic Information Resources (PDF)
• Security Monitoring (PDF)
• Server Hardening (PDF)

Intellectual Property

• File Sharing and Intellectual Property
• Procedures for Notification of Claimed Copyright Infringement

Networking

• Guidelines on Network Scanning (PDF)
• Network Access (PDF)
• Network Configuration (PDF)
• ResNet Guidelines and Restrictions
• Wireless LAN Policy

Software Development and Maintenance

• Change Management (PDF)
• System Development and Acquisition (PDF)
• Vendor Access (PDF)
• Web Accessibility Standards (PDF)

Privacy Policies

• CIS Privacy Statement
• TAMU Privacy Policy (PDF)

State Laws and Directives

• State of Texas Penal Code: Computer Crimes (PDF)
• Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Department of Information Resources
  • TAC Security Standards

Federal Laws

• Limitations on Exclusive Rights: Computer Programs
• Federal Computer Intrusion Laws
• Fraud and Related Activity in Connection with Computers
• The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (PDF)