UW Information Security Policies

The UW Office of Information Security develops and facilitates University-wide information security policies and has published the Information Security Guideline to help UW organizations comply with relevant laws and regulations.

•  Policies represent rules that are published in the UW policy directory.
• Standards explain and elaborate on the rule or policy.
• Guidelines are recommendations, advice, or procedures that help explain how University rules and policies are implemented.

UW Policies

UW Administrative Policy Statements

• APS 2.4 Information Security and Privacy: Roles, Responsibilities, and Definitions
• APS 2.5 Information Security and Privacy: Incident Reporting and Management
• APS 2.6 Information Security Controls and Operational Practices

Standards

• Minimum Security Standard

Guidelines

• Information Security Guideline

Security Advisory Board

The Security Advisory Board makes recommendations related to policies, standards, and guidelines.