Faculty & Staff
Information Technology
Security Guidelines, Best Practices, Policies
- Acceptable Use Guidelines
- Account Eligibility and Access Control
- Account Termination
- Anti-Virus Guidelines
- Backup and Recovery Procedures
- Computer Vulnerability Scanning
- Confidentiality Statement
- Data Destruction Guidelines
- Disaster Recovery Plan
- Emergency Access Procedures
- Employee Termination Check List
- Facility Security Plan
- Incident Handling Guidelines
- Local Administrator Statement
- Mass Email Best Practices
- Password Guidelines
- Pre-Employment Background Check Policy
- Printing Guidelines for Students
- Remote Access Guidelines
- Security Guidelines
- Security Education and Awareness Procedures
- Server Monitoring and Audit
- Social Security Number Policy
- SPAM Handling Best Practices
- Student Computing Labs Guidelines
- Systematic Change Control Procedures
- University Network Citizenship Policy
- University Operations Manual
- Wireless Communication Guidelines
- Work Station Protection Best Practices
- Workstation Wipe and Reload Consent Form
University-wide policies, including those currently in the review phase, can be found on the University of Iowa CIO IT Policy and Standards web page. These policies are key to protecting the University computer systems. In addition, this site has several best practices and guidelines for keeping computers safe and secure.