| Minimum Workstation and Software Site License Subcommittee Minutes |
January 17, 2013
Meeting in LL-431 at 10 a.m.
Diana Osborn, Chair
ITS Update
- Lots of Blackboard building blocks added during winter break.
- 2 new lecture halls added behind storm hall.
- 8 remaining traditional classrooms. 93% general assignment classrooms have tech capacity today.
- Revamping some spaces during spring.
- Additional updates about items going on this semester.
- 89 fully online courses offered previously, now moving to program focus instead of course focus.
- BlackBoard workshops starting today in LL260.
- Also some accessibility items to assist faculty with ex: syllabus formatting.
- Working with idea of Adaptive release. Have to get percentage correct on quiz before next information is unlocked.
The link for online registration of the ITS Workshops is: http://its.doattend.com
Linda Woods, the ITS Blackboard Administrator, is teaching most of the workshops: Blackboard, BB Mobile Learn, Respondus, & Respondus LockDown Browser. The Blackboard Grade Center workshop is 1/17/13 from 3-4:15 in LL-260.
Jon Rizzo will be teaching some of the BB workshops as well.
If a faculty/staff can not make it to the workshop, we encourage them to contact us so that we could set up a consultation (f2f or online). They can reach us at:
Blackboard Help Desk: 619 594-3485 bbhelp@sdsu.edu
FIT Center: 619 594-6348
Academic Affairs update
Did Zenworks training and moving to patch management for all department by end of fiscal year (July).
Security update
IDM Audit 2 findings (IDM = Identity Management Audit):
First finding: Next version of security plan will have guidance for assurance of identity. Following CSU standards.
Second finding: Felt passwords standards were weak as they were set at 2006/2007 and too many users have admin access.
Modifying Security plan for passwords:
- Upgrade will be minimum must be 10 characters, and removing 3 sequential same characters.
- 8 character password would last about 15 minutes; a 10 character would last over 6 months. Admin passwords will be 12 character minimum.
- Longer password only has to be changed twice a year.
- Audit felt ITSO should approve ALL exceptions. Campus is not concurring with this part of the audit finding.
- Looking to close the audit finding by February.
- Areas with PL1 need to show evidence of compliance with password standards.
Not allowing user admin access is being changed to a MUST standard from a SHOULD.
Other security plan updates:
- Mobile devices - went from 2 paragraphs to 3 pages to encompass mobile devices from laptops, tablets to phone.
- User agreements; what to do and not to do, how to manage them, cloud connectivity, app directions.
Cloud computing - cannot use a cloud vendor without University contract. Ex: DropBox not compliant. Only Google Drive has been approved for cloud computing, but no PL1 or PL2.
New surplus standard:
- Found that drives were kept and shredded to save labor of wiping. Also reusing drives in other equipment.
- Still do not want to track drives, so not computers will get turned in with drive. Contact ISO for exceptions or issues.
Note: Only have to wipe drives once, not 3 or 7. Forensically proven to take pretty expensive equipment to recover data from there.
Next MWSSLS meeting will be February 21, 2013.
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