Project Updates
SmartDevice Security Policy Update
Citizens! Protect your SmartDevice from villainy!
Emory is implementing a new policy to improve the security of smart devices (smartphones, tablets, etc.) that access Emory e-mail, or store sensitive Emory data. To help make this implementation as easy as possible, the OIT Security team has created a web page to help you understand how this policy impacts you, and how to prepare for it. The webpage can be found at: http://it.emory.edu/security/smart_device/.
The main item in the new policy that will have an immediate impact on users is that any smart device being used to access Emory Exchange will be forced to enable a four-digit PIN/password, as well as enabling a secure device wipe in the event that the PIN/password is incorrectly entered 10 times. This policy will hold true for all cellular devices used to access Emory Exchange, regardless of whether or not the device is owned by Emory.
The policy has been applied to UTS and we're now beginning to test in other areas of OIT (Finance, RHS-IT, etc). We'll soon request volunteers from the local support community to assist with testing. Look for emails to LOCAL-L about the formal release of the policy. In the meantime, please check out the web page. If you have any questions or feedback, send them to security@emory.edu.
- Derek Spransy, Information Security Specialist, OIT Information Security