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E-mail
and file transfers are to be for business use only by authorized users.
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Use
of another employee’s account or access to their personal files without their
consent is strictly prohibited.
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Sharing
your user ID with any other person is prohibited. In the result that you do share your user
ID with another person, you will be solely responsible for any actions that
the other person appropriates.
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Continued
impedance of other users through mass consumption of system resources, after
receipt of a request to cease such activity, is prohibited.
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Any
unauthorized, deliberate action which damages or disrupts a computing system,
alters its normal performance, or causes it to malfunction is a violation
regardless of system location or time duration.
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Forgery
(or attempted forgery) of electronic mail messages is prohibited.
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Attempts
to read, delete, copy, or modify the electronic mail of other users are
prohibited.
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Attempts
at sending unsolicited junk mail, “for-profit” messages or chain letters is
prohibited.
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Use
of systems and/or networks in attempts to gain unauthorized access to remote
systems is prohibited.
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Use
of systems and/or networks to connect to other systems in evasion of the
physical limitations of the remote system/local, is prohibited.
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Decryption
of system or user passwords is prohibited.
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The
copying of system files is prohibited.
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The
copying of copyrighted materials, such as third party software, without the
express written permission of the owner or the proper license, is prohibited.
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Intentional
attempts to “crash” Network systems or programs are punishable disciplinary
offenses.
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Any
attempt to secure a higher level of privilege on Network systems is a
punishable disciplinary offense.
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Confidential
information is not to be transmitted over the Internet
without proper encryption.
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All
downloaded files or applications are to be scanned for viruses before being
saved on the firm’s network.
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Software
installation by users on any network drive is strictly prohibited.
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Software
installation by a user on his/her computer must be first approved by the
Firm’s Network Administrator. The user
must submit to the Network Administrator a copy of the software license and
proof of purchase.
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Transmission
of harassing, discriminatory or otherwise objectionable E-mail or files (as
determined by the recipient) is strictly prohibited.
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Disruptive
behavior such as introducing viruses or other disruptive/destructive
programs, or intentionally destroying or modifying files on the network is
strictly prohibited.
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Any
personal use of the network for commercial or illegal activity is strictly
prohibited.
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Transmission
of any religious or political messages is strictly prohibited.
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Game
playing is strictly prohibited.
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Security
on the Internet is a high priority. If
you feel you can identify a security problem on the Internet, you must notify
the Firm’s Network Administrator. Do
not demonstrate the problem to other users.
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When dealing with Email Attachments assume that all attachments
have a virus and treat them with extreme caution. Do not detach or launch any attachments
with the following file extensions: .exe, .com, .bat, .vbs, .cmd, .asp, and
.scr. The only exception to this is when the file was sent to you by a member
of the [Firm Name] MIS department.
Do not open email nor detach or launch email attachments sent by non
trusted sources. Suspicious email
should be deleted immediately. If you
receive a Microsoft Word or Excel file as an email attachment, always choose
“disable macros” when prompted. Call
the MIS staff if you have any questions.
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