Description

Confidential and University-Internal information that is transmitted over a public network (e.g.: the Internet) must be protected.

Applicability

  • This Control applies to all Texas A&M information resources. The intended audience is all users of university information resources.

Implementation

  • 1

    No university university data classified as University-Internal or higher shall be made available via university websites without ensuring that the material is accessible to only authorized individuals or groups.

  • 2

    All data classified as University-Internal that is transmitted over a public network should be encrypted where feasible.

  • 3

    All university data classified as Confidential or higher that is transmitted over a public network must be encrypted with, at a minimum, a 128-bit encryption algorithm.

  • 4

    University data classified as Confidential or higher that is transmitted in an email message must be encrypted.