{"id":17809,"date":"2020-02-25T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=17809"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:05:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:05:05","slug":"securely-self-manage-um-owned-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2020\/02\/25\/securely-self-manage-um-owned-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"Securely self-manage UM-owned devices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Self-Manage-U-M-Devices-1-700x541.jpg\" alt=\"self-managed landing page on laptop screen, left hand on keyboard in foreground\" class=\"wp-image-17811\"\/><figcaption>(Matt Ranville, Information Assurance)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>U-M faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to use computers and devices that are managed by a central U-M IT service provider, but in some circumstances, faculty and staff may need to self-manage a UM-owned device:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Computers and other devices purchased with research grant funds to meet very specific research needs.<\/li><li>Developers needing specific operating systems or software not provided by a managed desktop services.<\/li><li>A need to run older operating systems or software that will require special mitigation of security needs.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Those who self-manage UM-owned devices have the responsibility to work with their unit IT staff, and other IT staff and service providers as needed, in order to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Limit unauthorized access to the device.<\/li><li>Limit unauthorized access to any U-M data on that device.<\/li><li>Make sure the device stays in compliance with all U-M IT security policies and standards.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Safe Computing website now has guidance to help you understand your responsibilities when managing a U-M device and have informed conversations when you need to enlist the aid of U-M IT staff in meeting those obligations. See <a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/protect-the-u\/manage-um-workstations\/self-managing-computer-device\">Self-Managing a U-M Computer or Device<\/a>.\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U-M faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to use computers and devices that are managed by a central U-M IT service provider, but in some circumstances, faculty and staff may need to self-manage a UM-owned device: Computers and other devices purchased with research grant funds to meet very specific research needs. Developers needing specific operating systems or software\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2020\/02\/25\/securely-self-manage-um-owned-devices\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":17811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_umich_oidc_access":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[433,270,23],"class_list":["post-17809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-safe-computing","tag-compliance","tag-hardware","tag-security"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Self-Manage-U-M-Devices-1-e1582489072406.jpg",600,464,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Self-Manage-U-M-Devices-1-181x140.jpg",181,140,true],"medium":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Self-Manage-U-M-Devices-1-259x200.jpg",259,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Self-Manage-U-M-Devices-1-768x593.jpg",665,513,true],"large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Self-Manage-U-M-Devices-1-700x541.jpg",600,464,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Self-Manage-U-M-Devices-1-1536x1187.jpg",1536,1187,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Self-Manage-U-M-Devices-1-e1582489072406.jpg",600,464,false],"excerpt-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Self-Manage-U-M-Devices-1-200x140.jpg",200,140,true],"themonic-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Self-Manage-U-M-Devices-1-60x42.jpg",60,42,true],"ioslider-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Self-Manage-U-M-Devices-1-658x300.jpg",658,300,true],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Self-Manage-U-M-Devices-1-665x514.jpg",665,514,true],"400x250-crop":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Self-Manage-U-M-Devices-1-e1582489072406.jpg",323,250,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Matt Ranville, ITS Privacy Office","author_link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/author\/mrr\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"U-M faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to use computers and devices that are managed by a central U-M IT service provider, but in some circumstances, faculty and staff may need to self-manage a UM-owned device: Computers and other devices purchased with research grant funds to meet very specific research needs. 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