Administration
Rick Craig
Director of Information Technology
Phone: 231-2561
Email: hitman23@vt.edu
Andrew Powers
IT Specialist
Phone: 231-1490
Email: atpowers@vt.edu
Gabe Smith
IT Specialist
Phone: 231-6701
Email: gsmith03@vt.edu
Li Gray
IT Helpdesk Technician
Email: ceilivg@vt.edu
Jeff Salan
IT Helpdesk Technician
Email: jsala081@vt.edu
UNIVERSITY POLICIES
University numbered policies are statements of management philosophy and direction, established to provide direction and assistance to the university community in the conduct of university affairs. Policies are listed by policy number on the university policy page. (www.policies.vt.edu). Standards, like other university procedures, are statements that prescribe specific actions to be taken to conform to established policies, allowing for the orderly implementation of those policies. Standards require compliance. Guidelines are recommendations important to carrying out policies and standards as well as other activities. Guidelines are advisory rather than mandatory.
University numbered policies in the topical area of information technology are listed in the 7000-series. (http://www.policies.vt.edu/index.php#it). These policies are further classified by the subjects in the list below, along with related policies and standards.
- Acceptable use
- Security and data protection
- Identity management
- Data administration and transparency
- Infrastructure, architecture, and ongoing operations
- Project management, acquisition, and deployment
- Accessibility
POLICIES AND STANDARDS BY SUBJECT
ACCEPTABLE USE
University numbered policies
- 7000 – Acceptable Use and Administration of Computer and Communication Systems
- 4082 – Appropriate Use of Electronic Personnel and Payroll Records
- 4325 – Alternate Work Site and Telework Policy
- 5215 – Sales, Solicitation and Advertising on Campus
Commonwealth of Virginia policies
Standards
SECURITY AND DATA PROTECTION
University numbered policies
- 7010 – Policy for Securing Technology Resources and Services
- 7025 – Safeguarding Nonpublic Customer Information
- 7030 – Policy on Privacy Statements on Virginia Tech Web Sites
- 7035 – Privacy Policy for Employees’ Electronic Communications
- 7105 – Policy for Protecting University Information in Digital Form
- 7200 – University Information Technology Security Program
Standards
- University Information Technology Security Program Standard
- Standard for Securing Web Technology Resources
- Virginia Tech Risk Classifications
- Minimum Security Standards
- Standard for High Risk Digital Data Protection
- Standard for Information Technology Logging
IDENTITY MANAGEMENT
University numbered policies
Standards
- PID Procedures: Enterprise Electronic Login Credentials
- Standard for Personal Digital Identity Levels of Assurance
Guidelines
DATA ADMINISTRATION AND TRANSPARENCY
University numbered policies
Standards
- Standard for administrative data management — Navigate through this standard by searching for keywords or terms (for example–SSN, SCHEV, Hokie Passport)
Guidelines
INFRASTRUCTURE, ARCHITECTURE, AND ONGOING OPERATIONS
University numbered policies
Standards
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
University numbered policies
Standards
ACCESSIBILITY
University numbered policies
Standards
Guidelines
VIRGINIA TECH CERTIFICATION AUTHORITY
The Virginia Tech Certification Authority (VTCA) provides a digital certificate service to the campus community. Digital certificates are electronic identity credentials that use encryption to support secure access to a large number of web services and applications. The governing documents for the VTCA are below. Also, see www.pki.vt.edu.
- The Virginia Tech Certification Authority Certificate Policy
- Virginia Tech Root Certification Authority Certification Practices Statement
- Virginia Tech Server Certification Authority Certification Practices Statement
- Middleware Certification Authority
- User Certification Authority Certification Practices Statement
FEDERATED IDENTITY MANAGEMENT
Virginia Tech participates in federated identity management, allowing services provided by other institutions to authenticate and authorize Virginia Tech individuals securely and with appropriate protection of confidentiality.