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MurdochNet Policy

Section 1: PREAMBLE
Section 1.1: Purpose
Section 1.2: Scope
Section 1.3: Field of Application
Section 1.4: Policy Vocabulary
Section 1.5: Key Terms
Section 2: INTRODUCTION
Section 2.1: Goals
Section 2.2: Boundary of MurdochNet
Section 2.3: Environment of MurdochNet
Section 3: CODE OF CONDUCT
Section 3.1: Servers
Section 3.2: Content
Section 3.3: Links
Section 3.4: Misconduct
Section 4: SERVER MANAGEMENT
Section 4.1: Registration of Web Servers
Section 4.2: Murdoch Sub-domains
Section 4.3: Alternate Domain Names
Section 4.4: Naming Conventions for Web Servers
Section 4.5: Availability of Web Servers
Section 4.6: Security of Web Servers
Section 4.7: Backup (Hardware, Software, Data) of Web Servers
Section 4.8: Web Server Software
Section 4.9: Responsibility for Web Servers
Section 5: CONTENT MANAGEMENT
Section 5.1: Content Categories
Section 5.2: Content Management Procedures & Practices
Section 5.3: Standards & Guidelines for Content Preparation
Section 5.4: Murdoch Conventions for Content Preparation
Section 5.5: Murdoch Guidelines for Content Preparation
Section 5.6: Applications & Tools
Section 5.7: Responsibility for Content
Section 6: LINK MANAGEMENT
Section 6.1: Permissible Links
Section 6.2: Link Validation & Checking
Section 6.3: Link Revision & Relocation
Section 6.4: Responsibility for Registered Links
Section 7: Glossary of MurdochNet Terminology
: SCHEDULES
Schedule 1: Forms
Schedule 2: Contracts
Schedule 3: Guidelines
Schedule 4: Regulations
Schedule 5: Disclaimers
Schedule 6: Roles & Responsibilities

Section 4 SERVER MANAGEMENT

Section 4.9 Responsibility for Web Servers

Section 4.9.6 IT Security Manager

The IT Security Manager shall be responsible for:

(1) preparing and maintaining Security Guidelines for Computers Used to Run Web Servers

(2) preparing and maintaining Backup Guidelines for Computers Used to Run Web Servers

(3) advising Web Administrators on the security of computers used to run Web Servers and on the security of Web Servers

(4) completing security audits of operating system and Server software on those computers used to run designated Central MurdochNet Servers

(5) liaising with Web Administrators, or the person responsible for management of IT within an organisation unit or resource area re security audits of Web Servers

(6) completing security audits of operating system and Server software on those computers used to run MurdochNet Servers and Affiliated Web Servers, where the Servers use IP addresses outside an Internet Accessible Subnet

(7) resolving situations where a Server is found to be performing the role of an Internet Content Host without appropriate authorisation

(8) resolving situations where a computer on the Murdoch University Network is being used to run a Server using an alternate domain name that has not been approved, authorised, or registered and there is no corresponding entry in the University’s DNS

(9) liaising, as required, with the Director, Office of Information Technology Services, or a Head of Division, or a member of the Senior Executive when a Server is determined to be being used inappropriately as defined in Section 3.1.4 of the Code of Conduct

(10) if and when instructed by the Vice Chancellor (or their official nominee), accessing a computer used to run a Server for the purposes of determining whether or not its use is inappropriate use as defined in Section 3.1.4 of the Code of Conduct.