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Re: Screensaver Timeouts
From: "Tindall, Dave" <dtindall () SPU EDU>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 11:23:38 -0700
Be ready to take some flack no matter what you decide.. We use group policy on our Windows domain for fac/staff desktops to enforce the setting (no over-rides are allowed for the individual user). We experimented with 30 minutes, then settled at 2 hrs after some additional "user input." We also encourage users to lock their systems whenever they leave their desks. It's not perfect, but seems to strike a reasonable balance. --Dave Dave Tindall Asst VP for Technology Services (CIO) Seattle Pacific University Computer & Information Systems Phone: (206) 281-2239 Fax: (206) 281-2850 Email: dtindall () spu edu <mailto:dtindall () spu edu> Web: http://www.spu.edu <http://www.spu.edu/> ________________________________ From: Clonts, Neal D. (HSC) [mailto:Neal-Clonts () OUHSC EDU] Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 11:01 AM To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU Subject: [SECURITY] Screensaver Timeouts Fellow Security Professionals, Our campus is looking at implementing a policy for screensaver timeouts and we are wondering if anyone else currently has this type of policy in place. If you do have a policy on screensaver timeouts, how many minutes do you require before the screensaver is activated? Neal Clonts, CISSP, CISA, MCP Information Security Services University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Office Phone: 405-271-2476, Option 2 Cell Phone: 405-255-2999 Website: http://security.ouhsc.edu <http://security.ouhsc.edu/>
Current thread:
- Screensaver Timeouts Clonts, Neal D. (HSC) (Sep 13)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Screensaver Timeouts Aaron Childs (Sep 13)
- Re: Screensaver Timeouts Tim Howard (Sep 13)
- Re: Screensaver Timeouts Tindall, Dave (Sep 13)
- Re: Screensaver Timeouts Penn, Blake (Sep 13)
- Re: Screensaver Timeouts Aaron Wade (Sep 13)
- Re: Screensaver Timeouts Sherry Callahan (Sep 13)
- Re: Screensaver Timeouts Penn, Blake (Sep 13)
- Re: Screensaver Timeouts Les Mitchell (Sep 13)