Every user of KSU's Information Technology resources and systems bears responsibility for protecting these technology resources.
KSU will adhere to federal, state laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures governing the confidentiality and protection of data.
Any member of the KSU community who suspects or becomes aware of an Information Security Incident must report the incident immediately by:
Contacting the IT Help Desk or Chief Information Officer by phone (preferred), e-mail or in person.
Contacting the department supervisor, who must contact the CIO immediately.
If the department supervisor is not available, then the individual must contact the department Vice President, who must contact the CIO immediately.
Suspected violations of this policy should be reported to the Chief Information Officer or Human Resources.
Any employee, student, or individual who commits, or refuses to cooperate in the investigation of, a violation of this policy may be subject to disciplinary action, including but not limited to termination, loss of data-access privileges, administrative sanctions, and personal civil and criminal liability.
This policy and all implementing standards and procedures applies to all KSU students, faculty, staff, Regents, and all others who use, have access to, store, transmit or oversee KSU information technology resources. This applies to access of any KSU information resource from any device.
IT Appropriate Usage Policy
IT Audit and Accountability Policy