On Wed, 11 Mar 2009, Brad Knowles wrote: > Here at UT Austin, we have something called a "Position of Special Trust", > see <http://www.utexas.edu/vp/it/policies/uts165/specialtrust.php> and > <http://www.utexas.edu/ugs/staff/policies/pdf/POST>. > > This helps us meet state laws regarding individuals with access to sensitive > information, as well as state-wide UT Systems policies (i.e., all the dozens > of universities in the state that are part of the UT System umbrella), and > UT Austin policies.
That's great to see. Most organisations and jurisdictions seem to fail to understand the problems associated with elevated privileges or simply decide to ignore them. One of the main reasons I encourage sysadmins to join organisations like SAGE & LOPSA is so that they will become aware of the ethical responsibilities of system administration. I predict that within 50 years (and probably a lot less) sysadmins will require formal training and government registration. In a society so dependent on computers how can we afford to do any less? The exact nature of the training and registration remains to be seen. It might be like the process to become a doctor, lawyer or electrician. Cheers, Rob -- I tried to change the world but they had a no-return policy _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
