Statement

Ongoing contact with security and privacy groups and associations that share threat, vulnerability, and incident information as well as contextual insights, compliance techniques, and privacy problems is important in an environment of rapidly changing technologies and threats.

Applicability

This Control applies to all West Texas A&M network information resources. The responsibility and authority for this control is delegated to the ISO.

Implementation

IT personnel, including but not limited to the ISO and Data Protection officer shall establish and institutionalize contact with industry groups and associations within the security and privacy communities to:

• Facilitate ongoing security and privacy education training for organizational personnel
• Maintain currency with recommended security and privacy practices, techniques, and technologies
• Share current security and privacy information, including threats, vulnerabilities, and incidents