Guidelines on Acceptable Software Use
Government institutions should ensure that software in the organization is always used in an acceptable manner. Key guidelines for acceptable use of software include:
Intended purpose [Mandatory]
Government software should only be used for its intended purpose. Government software should not ...
Licensed software[Mandatory]
Licensed software should only be used in accordance with any license terms and conditions. Avoid...
Intellectual property[Mandatory]
Software use should be respectful of the intellectual property rights of the software authors and...
Software updates [Mandatory]
Software should be kept updated and secure. Each institution should establish guidelines for upda...
Reporting violations [Recommendation]
There should be a mechanism for reporting any software user violations to the appropriate authori...
Storage locations [Mandatory]
Government software and related data should only be installed and stored on Government provided d...
Security awareness [Mandatory]
Users should be made aware of software security risks and how to avoid behavior that exposes soft...
Central management [Recommendation]
Software installed in employee work devices should be centrally managed as much as possible to en...