What is a DSC?

Vice Presidents, Deans, Directors, or Department Heads must designate a Departmental Security Coordinator (DSC) to serve as the primary contact between the respective Departments/Business Units and the Office of Information Security for all matters relating to information security.

DEPARTMENTAL SECURITY COORDINATOR’S ROLE:

• Act as the Department’s central contact regarding information security.

• Receive security vulnerability reports from the Information Security Office for departmental computer systems and address resolutions in a timely manner.

• Coordinate departmental response to computer security incidents with the collaboration of the Security Incident Response Team (SIRT.)

• Communicate and coordinate security access to administrative systems for employees in their departments.

• Develop review mechanisms to verify the type of remote access means used by employees and determine whether particular access limitations should be imposed.

• Attend and participate in periodic information security meetings, seminars, and conferences.

• Propagate new information, such as policies and procedures to the appropriate departmental heads, division leaders, IT staff, Business Manager, etc.

• Manage and track detailed inventory of the department’s restricted data protected by UCF policies, state statutes, or federal laws.

• Manage the implementation of compliancy procedures and safeguards according to UCF policies and procedures.

• Coordinate Information Security awareness programs within the Department or Business Unit.