These policies are the local rules, agreed upon by the IT committee and its predecessor, the Computing Services Committee, that apply over and above the network rules set by the University, JANET, and other bodies.
- Downloading Copyright material without licence
- Configuration and management of departmental desktops
- Dealing with malware on managed desktop computers
- Friendly probing
- IP address reuse
- Departmental Software Policy
- Supported, deprecated and banned operating systems
- Use of insecure protocols
- Retrieving data from computers when the data owner is not available
- Energy-saving policy
- Phone access-level policy
- Hardware policy
- Information Security Policy
- Research Data Management Policy
Rules, guidelines and policies made by external bodies (to the Department) may be found in the following pages:
- University Acceptable Use Policy (University Information Services)
- JANET Acceptable Use Policy (UKERNA, the United Kingdom Education and Research Networking Association)
- Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Display Screen Equipment (VDUs) in the University of Cambridge (University Health & Safety Division)
Chemistry Department Computing Policy is decided by the IT committee and implemented by the Computer Officers.
