Supporting UW–Madison’s strategic priority of a high-performing organization.
Ensure a cybersecure university.
Actions
- Network: Improve detection of threats on the network by deploying a modern trust architecture for access to university systems and data.
- Devices: Ensure that all devices accessing university systems and data are known and visible for scanning, monitoring and updating, and are maintained to university standards.
- Firewalls: Create a consolidated core for security management, including firewalls and networking.
- Active Directory: Move toward single sign on and a consolidated Active Directory service for the university.
- Funding: Structure IT funding across the university to incentivize secure, scaled infrastructure, and to provide transparency.
Projects
Key outcomes
- A cybersecure university.
- A policy framework that balances security with academic activities.
Strategy:
Extend the security framework to prevent, detect and manage threats across the university, encompassing all devices connected to the network or accessing university data, systems and processes.