Office: Vice President and Chief Information Officer

It is expected that most students will meet this requirement by owning or leasing a computer appropriate to their degree program. The cost of this requirement may be included in financial aid considerations,

1. Purpose As part of its educational mission, the University of Florida acquires, develops, and maintains computers, computer systems, and networks. These Information Technology (IT) resources are intended for university-related purposes, including direct and indirect support of the university’s instruction, research, and service missions; university administrative functions; student and campus life activities; and the free […]

1. Purpose This policy has been implemented because of the numerous business, legal and policy issues that arise in connection with the sale of advertising on university and unit web space. Advertising consists of techniques and practices used to bring products, services, opinions, or causes to public notice for the purpose of persuading the public […]

1. Purpose To provide a comprehensive account management process that allows only authorized individuals access to University Data and Information Systems. 2. Applicability This policy applies to all Information Systems, University Data, identities and accounts used to access them and University Data. 3. Definitions Information System: An individual or collection of computing and networking equipment and […]

1. Purpose The purpose of this policy is to protect University Data from loss or destruction by specifying reliable backups that are based upon the availability needs of each unit and its data. 2. Applicability This policy applies to all University of Florida Data and the Information Systems used with it. 3. Definitions Information System means […]

1. Purpose The purpose of this policy is to provide safeguards for electronic media to prevent loss of access to, or unauthorized disclosure of, University Data. 2. Applicability This policy applies to all electronic media used with university Information Systems or University Data. 3. Definitions Information System: An individual or collection of computing and networking equipment and software used to […]

Evidence of legal acquisition (purchase, lease, gift) for all software in use or possession must be kept. Unit records should be sufficient to identify and retrieve evidence of legal acquisition for capitalized software rapidly. Records for uncapitalized software should be held in the unit, be readily retrievable, and should include statements of all licenses in […]

1. Purpose To provide the basis for protecting the confidentiality of data at the University of Florida by establishing a data classification system. Further policies and standards will specify handling requirements for data based on their classification. 2. Applicability This standard applies to all data or information that is created, collected, stored or processed by […]

1. Purpose The purpose of this policy is to clearly define IT roles and responsibilities for the investigation and response of computer security incidents and Data Breaches.  2. Applicability This policy applies to information systems, regardless of ownership or location, used to store, process, transmit or access UF Data as well as all personnel including […]

1. Purpose The UF Account Management Standard requires that accounts and authorizations be promptly modified when a user’s job duties or employment ends. Many users retain affiliations upon termination of employment which prevent their Gatorlink account from being disabled (i.e. Alumni). Processes are in place to automatically remove assignable enterprise roles from the accounts of […]

1. Purpose The purpose of this policy is to define how The University may monitor UF Information Technology (IT) resources and retrieve communications and other records of specific users of UF Information Technology resources. 2. Applicability This policy covers monitoring and retrieval of all forms of electronic communications and data stored or transmitted on University […]

1. Purpose The University of Florida computer network is based on the Internet Protocol (IP). IP networks function using pre-assigned addresses, and their misuse can disrupt network functionality. Further, the University of Florida is assigned a limited number of public IP addresses, which are used to communicate with the Internet. The allocation of these addresses must be managed to […]

1. Purpose The purpose of this policy is to protect Information Systems and the Data stored and processed by them from physical hazards including theft, vandalism, inappropriate physical access and natural disasters.  2. Applicability This policy applies to all university facilities where computing devices are used in the conduct of university business, and to all […]

1. Purpose To establish a process to manage risks to the University of Florida that result from threats to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of University Data and Information Systems.  2. Applicability This policy applies to all electronic data created, stored, processed or transmitted by the University of Florida, and the Information Systems used with that data.  3. […]

1. Purpose Application of security controls to Information Systems is essential for preventing unauthorized use and maximizing system availability. 2. Applicability This policy applies to all University of Florida Information Systems. 3. Definitions Information System: An individual or collection of computing and networking equipment and software used to perform a discrete business function. Examples include the […]

Organizations who are contemplating deploying WLANs must contact UFIT or HealthNet Infrastructure, as applicable, to assist in the configuration and deployment of their local wireless system and to incorporate it into the campus wide system. Per the University of Florida Acceptable Use Policy, individuals shall not implement their own network infrastructure. This includes, but is […]

All credit card usage at the University of Florida must be approved by Treasury Management (TM). New credit card merchant applications must be signed by a Manager, Dean or Department Head and approved by Treasury Management. Departments must have acceptable infrastructure and resources in place, such as: 2) Credit Card Information Storage It is permitted […]

REGULATIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   1.0102 Policies on Information Technology and Information Security. (1) As part of its educational mission, the University of Florida acquires, develops, and maintains computers, computer systems, networks and other Information Technology (IT) resources. These computing resources are intended for university-related purposes, including direct and indirect support of the […]