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Welcome to the UTSA Information Security Incident Reporting System


What is an incident?
A good but fairly general definition of an incident is The act of violating an explicit or implied security policy.

In general, types of activity that are commonly recognized as being in violation of university security policy include but are not limited to

  • attempts (either failed or successful) to gain unauthorized access to a system or its data
  • unwanted disruption or denial of service
  • the unauthorized use of a system for processing or storing data
  • changes to system hardware, firmware, or software characteristics without the owner's knowledge, instruction, or consent

We encourage you to report any activities that you feel meet the criteria for an incident using the online form below.

NOTE:
It is our policy is to keep any information specific to your incident report confidential unless we receive your permission to release that information.

Incident Reporting Form

Directions:

Complete this information request form by filling in the fields below. Please press the Submit button to submit this incident report form. Information submitted to UTSA is confidential and used only as contact information for the OIT Information Security Office. UTSA's Privacy Policy

Contact Information








Incident Report

Type of Incident



Have You Notified the OIT HELP DESK?

Incident Description:

Examples
of IT Incidents Include:

  • Accessing your computer or your data without permission or authority
  • Hacking a University system
  • Using University IT resources to hack into any non-University computer system
  • Using University IT resources to harass or threaten someone
  • Violating federal or state regulations with University IT resources
  • Using University IT resources to store offensive material or unlicensed copyright data
  • Using University IT resources to conduct personal business for monetary gain
  • Violates UTSA Acceptable Use Policy
  • Compromises University data, or that of any person

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