Device/Endpoint Management

USU is committed to employing continually secure, compliant, efficient, and electronically auditable computer management and support practices on all university-owned computers. Requirements are now in place to ensure each employee has direct access to an IT support professional to enroll, manage, and secure USU computers utilizing modern device management systems, including Intune and Jamf.

Timelines

• Effective now: All new windows and MacOS devices must be purchased through authorized channels and managed compliantly in the system before being placed in service.
• Effective now: All remaining windows and MacOS computers must be identified and compliant in central management systems.
• Effective now: Linux devices must still be secured ongoing with procedures documented and actively implemented.
• Within the next two budget cycles (end of fiscal year '27: June 30, 2028), and ongoing: Computers that cannot be upgraded to supported operating systems must be replaced or retired.