Academic Computing and Electronic Communications Meeting Minutes


Meeting Details:

Fiscal Year: FY2023
Date:
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Microsoft Teams
Minutes Recorded By: Andi Back

Attendance

Attending Members

  • Andi Back, Libraries (Chair)
  • David Rahn, Geography
  • Jila Niknejad, Mathematics
  • John Rinnert, Director of KU IT
  • Zsolt Talata, Mathematics
  • Joseph Chapes, IT Technology Manager
  • David Day, Associate Director of Internal Communications
  • Ed Hudson, CISO IT Services
  • Mary Walsh, CIO IT Services

Approval of Previous Minutes

No edits were suggested, and minutes were approved by all attending.

New Business

Discussion with Ed Hudson, CISO

  • Hudson provided the ACEC committee with a high-level overview of some assessment work his office completed and proposed strategic priorities for the coming year. IT had just completed work with an outside company to assess KU IT security and began review of KU IT policies, which has not been done in sometime. While reviewing policies, Hudson’s office is considering how they align with Jayhawks rising and strategies that are being developed.  These strategies or pillars, include access control, inventory of digital assets, operational security, system acquisitions and maintenance, information security incident management, updating IT policies, and annual reporting to KU Executives. Hudson and Walsh have met with University Deans and will bring the strategies to KU Executives for approval and a timeline next. The pillars will serve as ways to continually measure and improve IT at KU, particularly security.
  • ACEC asked Hudson about future work with the committee. Hudson would like to continue to be invited to meetings, at least bi-monthly. This will allow Hudson to share and receive input.

Open Discussion

  • Attendees reviewed the ACEC final report, no edits were suggested.

ACEC - April 27, 2023