Department: Universal Services
Department Head/Elected Official: Sindhu Menon - Executive Director & Chief Information Officer
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Policy
Project ID (if applicable): n/a
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MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): n/a
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval to establish the Harris County Information Technology Acceptable Use Policy.
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Background and Discussion:
The purpose of the Policy is to outline the acceptable use of Harris County information resources to ensure use of these resources complies with applicable local, state and federal requirements including that:
1. The County is responsible for ensuring that all information resources are secure, i.e., that hardware, software, data and services are protected against damage, theft, or corruption by individuals or events, internal or external to the County.
2. Each County information resource user is responsible to avoid the possibility of misuse, abuse, or security incidents related to information resource use.
3. Each user is responsible for becoming familiar and complying with guidelines, policies and procedures relating to the acceptable use of County information resources.
4. Use of County information resources constitutes implicit agreement to comply with all related policies and procedures.
Expected Impact:
The expected impact is to mitigate the County’s risk as a result of improper use of information resources that may compromise the County’s network system and result in cyber, legal and/or other consequences.
Alternative Options:
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
x Governance and Customer Service
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Anticipated Court Date: January 30, 2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date):
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Nicole Broyles, Senior Manager, Policy, Universal Services
Attachments (if applicable): Harris County Information Technology Acceptable Use Policy