Services
- WT Home
  WT Home Page
- Network and Telecom Services
  The Network Services department works closely with the other departments of Systems Support to maintain a safe, cost-effective, reliable network for the faculty, staff and students of WTAMU
- Instructional Technology Services
  The ITS is dedicated to supporting and advancing teaching and learning by working collaboratively with staff, faculty and administrators, to provide quality services, programs and resources.
- Programming Services
  Programming Services is a part of the Division of Information Technology at West Texas A&M University, and is comprised of Buff Portal, Buff Advisor and WTClass.
- High Performance Computing Cluster
  The High Performance Computing Cluster is available to students and faculty who require high performance computing for research and learning purposes.
Technology
- Marmaduke Internet Innovation Center
  The Marmaduke Internet Innovation Center is your go to place to do projects and homework, with over 300 computers.
- Buff Print
  Print from anywhere on campus. Buff Print is the new cloud-based printing solution where you can send a print job to a printer on campus.
- Buff Roaming
  WTAMU is pleased to provide students, faculty, staff and guests wireless access to Internet resources and services, and not be constrained by physical network connectivity.
- Office 365
  WTAMU faculty, staff, and students qualify to receive a free license of Office 365 for personal use.
- Duo Authentication
  WT's new authentication procedure for unlocking your computer. FAQ's and information all in a click of a button.
- Open DNS
  WTAMU’s VPN now utilizes the Cisco Any Connect Open DNS Roaming Security Module. Learn more.
IT Community
- WT Home Page
  The main WT Website
- Accessibility
  Accessible electronic and information resources (EIR) are designed to support access that does not depend on a single sense or ability and can be used in a variety of ways.
- Information Security
  The Information Security Office supports the University mission, by overseeing the University’s efforts to provide a secure computing environment.
- Residential Network
  The residential network provides Internet access to the McCaslin Hall apartments and the following residence halls on campus: Buff, Centennial, Conner, Cross, Cousins, Founders, Guenther, Jarrett, Jones, Shirley, Stafford.
About
- WT Home Page
  The main WT Website
- Strategic Plan
  The strategic goals to achieve for all attending students of West Texas A&M University
- About
  Our mission is to transform the educational experience through innovation, technology, and customer service excellence.
- Copyright
  West Texas A&M University is committed to protecting copyrighted material. The unauthorized distribution of copyrighted material, including unauthorized peer-to-peer file sharing may subject you to civil and/or criminal penalties.
- Contact Us
  Contact information for the Chief Information Officer(CIO) and Information Technology Service Center

Last Review: 10/1/2022

Statement

Access to West Texas A&M University information resources is commonly controlled by a logon ID associated with an authorized account. Proper administration of these access controls is important to ensure the integrity of University information and the normal business operation of University-managed and administered information resources.

Applicability

The intended audience for this control includes, but is not limited to, all information resource data/owners, management personnel, and system administrators.

The information resource owner or custodian is responsible for ensuring that the implementation measures described below are implemented.

Implementation

The resource owner or custodian may fulfill the role of account manager for systems that do not authenticate using user credentials managed by IT. For systems using IT managed credentials an IT administrator shall serve in the custodian role and serve as an account manager.
Account managers shall define, and document types of accounts used within the system (ie user, shared, guest)
Account managers shall establish the conditions for role or group membership within the system.
Account managers shall specify users within the University which are authorized to use the system, the group or role users’ responsibilities would require and privileges needed within the system.
An approval process is required prior to granting access to an information resource, for systems that contain sensitive or confidential data approval must be provided by the system owner or a University Vice President.
Access shall be granted only to those whose role with the University aligns with the
Passwords associated with shared logon IDs shall be changed when an individual with access to the shared login has left the University or transferred to a role where access to the shared account is no longer needed.
Account managers shall have documented process for timely removal of accounts for individuals meeting the following conditions:
- upon termination of employment
- upon transfer to another department.
- upon changes in a user’s responsibilities that eliminate the need for system access
Account managers shall monitor account usage and periodically review existing accounts for validity.
Documentation of exceptions shall be maintained by the information resource owner or designee.