The purpose of this policy is to outline the acceptable use of computer equipment at Montana Technological University. These rules are in place to protect the faculty, staff, students and affiliated users and Montana Technological University. Inappropriate use exposes Montana Technological University to risks including virus attacks, compromise of network systems and services, and legal issues.
This policy governs the general response that should be used when a computer and/or information security incident has been encountered.
This policy describes the requirements and constraints for attaching a computer to the Montana Tech local area network (LAN). All devices connected to the Montana Tech network must meet minimum-security requirements.
In response to the increasing number of support requests made to Information Technology (IT) regarding personally owned computing devices (POCD), Montana Tech IT has established an official POCD support policy. The purpose of this policy is to define the support options available for personally owned computing devices.
Whether you call it borrowing, copying, sharing or "fair use," software piracy is illegal and puts Montana Tech's students, faculty and staff, as well as the college itself, at risk for legal action.
The facilities of the state's telecommunications systems are provided principally for the conduct of state business. In addition to state business, the state's telecommunications systems may be used by:
VPN users are required to adhere to this policy.