Information Technology Services: Policies, Guidelines, and Forms

Your NYIT Account provides you with access to the institution’s technological resources.

This policy applies to all faculty and staff members who require privileged and/or administrative rights on New York Tech-owned desktops, laptops, and other end-user devices that connect to the NYIT network.

This policy is designed to establish a culture of data security and trust for all members of the New York Tech community, greatly enhancing the protection of paper and electronic records that contain confidential and restricted data.

All New York Tech-provided desktops, laptops, tablets, printers, etc., on all campuses and locations, including the networked multifunction devices, are subject to this policy.

Employees of New York Tech who have access to confidential or restricted data are responsible for ensuring compliance with the Data Security and Access Management Policy.

New York Tech encourages the use of electronic signatures, transactions, and electronic records as long as their use meets New York Tech’s legal and security requirements outlined in this policy.

New York Tech supports the responsible use of generative AI tools, but there are important considerations to keep in mind when using these tools, including information security and data privacy.

This policy establishes a framework for managing relationships with IT Vendors, including consultants and contractors who require access to IT systems.

This policy ensures the integrity of the data contained within the official university-supported Learning Management System (LMS), currently Canvas, and compliance with the requirements of related New York Tech policies as well as state, federal, and accreditation agencies.

This policy applies to all New York Tech employees, consultants, contractors, and other affiliated individuals assigned a university-owned, procured, or provisioned cellular network mobile device for business purposes.

New York Tech will provide an appropriate computer for personnel who need one to perform their duties under these guidelines.

This policy sets forth principles and procedures that ensure faculty, staff, and affiliates at New York Tech properly manage and protect the records it needs to retain, while properly disposing of records that are no longer legally or operationally required.

This policy applies to New York Tech’s remote work equipment and resources and provides technical guidelines.

This policy establishes the minimum standards for the creation of strong passwords, the protection of those passwords, and the frequency of change.

This policy applies to all domestic (U.S.-based) students in all credit-bearing, online/distance education courses offered by the New York Institute of Technology.

This policy addresses how New York Tech assesses and manages technical vulnerabilities to university-owned or managed IT Resources.

This Written Information Security Program sets forth procedures for evaluating and addressing our methods of accessing, collecting, storing, using, transmitting, and protecting personal information.