System Administration Responsibilities

System administration responsibilities for all Institute owned IT Resources, including those that are self-administered, include the following:

  • Complying with all applicable Institute IT policies and procedures
  • Performing an annual cyber security self-assessment for the set of IT Resources administered
  • Working with the unit technical support team to establish the following:
    • Installing and running endpoint security/management agents that have been approved by Georgia Tech Cyber Security: Approved Endpoint Software
    • Establishing an appropriate backup strategy and performing regular system backups
    • Regularly updating the operating system and other applications installed on the machine
    • Using, where possible and practical, central Georgia Tech IT services for system login and account management (e.g. Active Directory)