SI-5 Security Alerts, Advisories, and Directives
Initial Implementation: 10/1/2022
Last Review: 10/22/2025
Last Review: 10/22/2025
Statement
The WTAMU information security office and system administrators will monitor appropriate sources to receive security alerts from system manufactures.
Applicability
This Control applies to all West Texas A&M network information resources. The intended audience for this Control includes all information resource owners, custodians, and users of information resources.
Implementation
The ISO is responsible for:
- Receiving IT security alerts and advisories from established information security resources
- Identifying and evaluating alerts and advisories for reporting security threats that may impact the University
- Communicating security alerts, advisories, and directives to appropriate University personnel
- Determine and coordinate required response activities within established time frames that shall be specified in a directive.
- Verify that that appropriate action, as specified in a directive, is completed by IT staff in response to a directive.