The Information Technology Services (ITS) department is committed to providing members of the State University of New York at Fredonia ("Fredonia") SUNY Fredonia community with reliable, secure, and user-friendly technology in stable operating condition. In an effort to appropriately address the needs of the faculty and staff, ITS provides , on a per-request basis, local computer administrator privileges for individual university owned computers in accordance with regulatory compliance. . To gain this privilege, send a request to the ITS department.
NOTE: An approved Computer Administrative Privileges Request Form is valid for 2 years from the date of approval by the Information Security Officer or designee. Requestors will need to renew their privileges by completing this form again if they wish to maintain their access. Additionally, approved Administrative Privilege account holders will be required to use Duo Security for all console (sitting at your computer) and remote access to the approved computer.
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- Data Security - Fredonia computer users who are granted administrative privileges should be aware that of the risks in using an account with administrative admin privileges. The privilege makes the user computing environment extremely susceptible to spyware, viruses and potentially damaging security breaches.
- Regulatory Compliance - Fredonia is bound by Federal, New York State (NYS), and State University of New York regulations to protect our sensitive data (Category II & III data) from unauthorized use. Regulations include but are not limited to (FERPA, HIPAA, GLBA, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, SUNY Procedures 6900 etc.).
- Software Licensing & Copyright Laws - Fredonia computer users who are granted administrative privileges should be aware of copyright restrictions and licenses placed on ALL software installed on their systems. They should also be aware that there exists severe criminal and civil penalties for noncompliance. University computer users do not have the authorization to agree to any software terms and conditions (e.g. End User License Agreements) on behalf of the University. Agreeing to End User License Agreements while installing software on university owned computers may subject the institution to laws of foreign countries and or states other than New York.
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