Data security is a primary concern for the protection of our students, and access to these data available through online interfaces are limited and closely monitored primarily to prevent hacking and other unauthorized electronic and automated access to student information.
These data are protected by a firewall. On campus, users can access the information available here through their campus computer. Off campus, users must first be connected to the USCA network through a VPN connection. Instructions for setting up a VPN connection can be found at http://www.usca.edu/help-desk/vpn/
It is important to recognize that the data available through these interfaces are similar to IMS data but they are not identical, and so separate safeguards are necessary. Further, while IMS and CMS are closed information systems, these data are available through the internet, and additional vulnerabilities exist for security breaches. To protect our students from identify theft and to limit exposure to liability, some simple but necessary security precautions have been put in place; these policies are parallel to those for accessing the USC Data Warehouse at http://datawarehouse.sc.edu/. Users of these online interfaces through the USCA IE Office web site must 1) have a current signed FERPA statement on file with the Records Office (all current IMS users have already done this), and 2) have an immediate supervisor send an email to LaQuanda Baker ([email protected]) authorizing access to the appropriate online interface.
Release of Information
Release of information to others is subject to the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 and the University Policy on the Confidentiality of Student Records. Please contact the USCA Records Office if you have a question about the release of student information.
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