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2021 TAMU Annual IT Risk Assessment Update

Who is impacted?Anyone operating 02-TAMU Inventoried Computers
How are they impacted?Per TAMU rule they are required to fill out the annual TAMU IT risk assessment for those computers
What do they need to do?• Will need to complete the annual TAMU IT Risk assessment for the device(s) by Friday, October 8th, 2021.

• AgriLife IT is already working with those we are currently aware of to complete this process. We are advising those still in the process of migrating to the AgriLife IT environment of this need as they are discovered.

• If an employee is already aware, they have administrative access to their workstation they should proceed forward with completion of the risk assessment form (see below).

Each year starting in August Texas A&M University requires an annual risk assessment be performed on all 02 resources (workstations and servers). Per Texas Administrative Code Rule 202.71, TAMU Rule 29.01.03.M0.01, and based on your management of and/or access to computing resources Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences employees are required to perform a risk assessment.

Procedures for conducting the TAMU Risk assessment are provided here. Employees should select the “Elevated Privileges Assessment Form”. AgriLife IT can consult and address any questions you may have to complete the risk assessment but cannot complete the annual risk assessment for you.

Note: AgriLife IT has received an extension on the deadline for non-IT professional risk assessments to be completed in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The official due date is Friday, October 8th, 2021.

The following table depicts which assets are required to perform the TAMU Risk assessment. Note that 02 inventoried assets are controlled by TAMU IT rules and procedures whereas 06 and 07 assets are controlled by AgriLife IT rules and procedures.

Asset Inventory StatusYou have administrative access to your workstation or serverYou operate computer servers or workstations used for Research activities
02 Inventoried Asset*YESYES
06 Inventoried AssetNONO
07 Inventoried AssetNONO
*The asset requires a TAMU risk assessment whether fully or partially inventoried under 02
Updated on December 12, 2022

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