As part of its educational mission, the University of Colorado Denver, College of Liberal Arts and Science (CLAS), acquires, develops, and maintains data and information, computers, computer systems and networks. These information technology (IT) resources are intended for university-related purposes, including direct and indirect support of the university's instruction, research and service missions; university administrative functions; student and campus life activities; and the free exchange of ideas within and among the university community and the wider local, national, and world communities.
This policy applies to all people who maintain, manage and use CLAS IT resources and to all uses of those resources, whether on campus or from remote locations and is based on APS 6005. This policy is intended to help protect network confidentiality, integrity, availability, accountability, and assurance.  Additional policies may govern specific computers, computer systems or networks provided or operated by all specific University of Colorado Denver, College of Liberal Arts and Science (CLAS) and subsidiary units of the college.
This policy provides guidelines for information technology (IT) security regarding media sanitization, access control, inventory, physical security to protect, prevent or reduce the risk of loss, theft, damage, unauthorized access and manipulation of data and computing device in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) at the University of Colorado Denver.
Each department, program, administrative unit, computer lab, and affiliated business unit in CLAS may extend this policy with supplementary policies and guidance for their specific environment.