Status and Details

Status and Details

This page contains information about the status, approval and a summary of the changes from the previous version of the document. Please note that the Unit Head listed on this page is the current owner of this policy and may not reflect the University position/staff member who owned this policy at the time of publication.

Digital Information Security Policy

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Status Current Indicates if this version of the document is in effect (Current), yet to come into effect (Future), or expired (Historic).
Effective Date 20th December 2019 This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date 3rd January 2022 The next review of this document is scheduled to commence on this date.
Approval Authority Vice-Chancellor and President The noted authority approved this is version of the document.
Approval Date 20th December 2019 This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date Not Applicable This is the date on which this version expires. It may still apply, conditionally, after this date.
Unit Head Scott Snyder
Chief Information and Digital Officer
s.snyder@westernsydney.edu.au
This is the officer generally responsible for day to day administrative matters.
Enquiries Contact Anita King
IT Assurance Specialist
45701708
General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

21/02/2023: Position name changed from Chief Information and Digital Officer (CIDO) to Chief Information and Digital Officer - duplicate (CIDO).




28/09/2022: Position name changed from Chief Digital Officer and Chief Information Security Officer (CDO & CISO) to Chief Information and Digital Officer (CIDO)


21/07/2022: Position name changed from Associate Director, Digital Security and Risk (AD,DSR) to Director, Digital Strategy, Security and Risk (Director, DS, S & R)


25 March 2022 – System Administrator Fix – updated placeholder for the “Research Higher Degree and Research Training Program Scholarship Policy” which was pointing to the alternate text and referencing the previous policy title.


4 March 2022 - Update all references to position ‘Chief Information and Digital Officer’ with renamed title ‘Chief Digital Officer and Chief Information Security Officer’.


29 June 2021 – System Administrator Fix – updated the placeholder for Associate Director, Digital Security and Risk in clause 48 that was incorrectly linked to a duplicate position title record. 


5 May 2021 – System Administrator Fix – updated the placeholder for the Digital Security Steering Committee from the expired Division-based record to the Committee-based record.


29 June 2020 – clause 30 – corrected typographical error to “services”.


The changes to the Policy include: • the removal of a referenced government standard that no longer exists; • inclusion of additional framework and compliance references; and • the inclusion of an ITDS Code of Ethics to provide a consistent understanding of how ITDS staff operate given the elevated access to data and systems that come with their responsibilities.



Clauses Amended:Policy: All Procedures: All