Whether you're a student or a member of staff, it is everybody's responsibility to keep University data and IT systems secure. Find out how to protect yourself, your data and your devices and access the training, policies and procedures we use to keep our data safe.
BeCyberSmart for Students
The goal is to raise awareness about the importance of information security and provide resources that will enable students to employ good practices to keep their information safe and secure.
Protect Yourself, your Data and your Devices
The information in the sections below will help ensure your data, and any data you have access to, your devices and your online presence remain secure.
Protect Yourself Online
As ever more people and businesses go online, the number and the ingenuity of hackers, fraudsters, criminals and cyberbullies increases. These people will target you with malicious or abusive emails, posts on social media and texts, with the aim of getting your personal information and your money.
Protect Your Data
Staff & students are responsible for the security of their own personal information & devices. Members of staff are also are responsible for the security of all data they may have access to. Failure to protect information is a serious offence & carries serious consequences, not just for the individuals involved &the university, but also for those whose data has been entrusted to the university.
Protect Your Devices
Any device that connects to the Internet, an email service or even those that simply use removable media, such as a USB stick or SD card, is at risk from cyber security threats. Portable devices such as laptops, smartphones and tablets are also a popular physical target for thieves.
Policies and Procedures
IT Policies & Procedures
There are a number of regulations and guidelines covering the use of our systems and services. As a user of any of the IT systems at the University of Greenwich, you are expected to abide by these regulations and guidelines.
Report and Incident
Members of staff discovering incidents must report an information security incident or Personal Data breach immediately to the IT Service Desk at itservicedesk@gre.ac.uk, extension 7555, also to their Line Manager or local senior manager.
Information Compliance
Information compliance includes Information and Records Management, Freedom of Information, and Data Protection and is about helping the University and its employees comply with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Data Protection legislation in particular.
Training and Awareness
Information Security course
The University has a duty to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data relating to staff and students, and other business data that support its operational and strategic objectives.
Data Protection (including GDPR) course
This online course is aimed at members of staff who are collecting and processing personal data (all of us). The University has a statutory duty, under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK Data Protection law, for following data protection principles.
Governance
The University's Information Assurance and Security Committee is responsible for
leading
the University's information security programme and promote good information security governance, and to provide oversight of the University's data protection responsibilities including but not limited to compliance to the GDPR.