200.00.06 Ark. Code R. 003
Spyware poses a significant threat to publicly-owned computers attached to the Internet due to its malicious nature. Spyware is capable of stealing information from computers, changing computer settings, logging keystrokes, and other nefarious actions without the user's knowledge. Oftentimes, antivirus software does not block spyware from infecting computers and, for this reason, technology must be used to detect, prevent, and clean spyware from machines. Arkansas government collects personal information and this information must be protected from disclosure.
This standard statement applies to all state agencies, institutions of higher education, boards and commissions.
The Arkansas Information Systems Act of 1997 (Act 914, 1997) gives the Office of Information Technology the authority to define standards, policies and procedures to manage the information resources within the state. This is accomplished through work with a multi-agency working group known as the Shared Technical Architecture Team.
In addition, Act 1042 of 2001 states that the Executive Chief Information Officer oversees the development of information technology security policy for state agencies.
The State Security Office reserves the right to audit for compliance with this standard. Furthermore, the State Security Office has the right to grant an exception to any part of this standard.
Date | Description of Change |
9/1/2006 | Original Standard Statement Published |
Software that modifies, through intentionally deceptive means, settings on a computer such as which page appears when a user launches his browser, the default provider of Internet services, the authorized user's list of bookmarks used to access or search the Internet, or the file on a computer used to resolve a uniform resource locator. Spyware is also defined as software that collects personally identifiable information, through intentionally deceptive means, such as the key strokes of a user, all the Internet addresses visited by the user, screen shots for a purpose unrelated to the software, and other information from a user's hard drive. In general, spyware is any software that secretly gathers information in an intentionally deceptive manner from a user's computer.
Direct inquiries about this standard to:
Office of Information Technology
Shared Technical Architecture
124 West Capitol Avenue Suite 990, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Phone: 501-682-4300
FAX: 501-682-2040
Email: sharedarchitecture@arkansas.gov
OIT policies can be found on the Internet at: http://www.cio.arkansas.gov/techarch
200.00.06 Ark. Code R. 003