Brother Richard Oliver OSB

Monk of Collegeville, Minnesota

Pre-Convention Workshop:
Computer Customs and Policies in Monasteries

American Benedictine Academy
The 2004 Convention, 13-15 August, 
at Saint Benedict's Monastery

 

Some of the topics an institutional policy could include:

• Physical Security
• Electronic Security
• Personal Use of the Internet/Online Services
• Personal Use of the Computer for Word Processing, etc.
• Loading of Non-Organization Software
• Downloading from the Internet/Online Services
• Pornography
• Information Usage
• Levels of Access
• Allowable Uses of Access
• Ownership of Software, Data, etc.
• Data and Information Security
• Trade Secrets
• Confidentiality of Organization's Records
• Logon Banners
• Use of Email
• Organization's Right to Inspect Computers
• Organization's Right to Access Email
• Document Retention Schedules
• Voicemail
• Telecommuting

From: www.computer-policy.com/tableof.htm

Sample Table of Contents
 

Physical Security of Computer Assets

Ownership of Information, Data, And Software

Company Access To Computer Information And Hardware

Information Security

Installation And Use of Software

Personal Use of Computer Hardware And Software
(Restrictive) (Somewhat Restrictive) (Lenient)

Electronic Mail
(Restrictive) (Somewhat Restrictive) (Lenient)

Internet Usage
(Restrictive) (Somewhat Restrictive) (Lenient)

Document Retention

Voicemail

Telecommuting

Incident Response
(Forensic examination)

Contact

Saint John's Abbey
31802 County Rd 159
Collegeville, MN 56321-2015
Comments, questions, or suggestions? Write to me.

Rev. 28 May 2009 / © 2004 by Richard Oliver OSB
www.richoliver.us/scrip/aba2004/sample.html

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