Good to Know
Find below a list of interesting articles and important documents about IT at the ETH.
Rules and directives
- Reglement für die ICT-Kommission der ETH Zürich (german only)
- ETH Zurich Acceptable Use Policy for Information and Communications Technology (BOT)
- ETH Zurich: Web Policy
- IT Guidelines and IT Baseline Protection Rules of ETH Zurich
- ETH Zurich Social Media Guidelines
- Directive on «Information Security at ETH Zurich»
Protecting confidential data: the new classification system at ETH
A new classification system for data confidentiality will come into effect at ETH as of December 2021. Read on to find out what’s changing and how you can use the classification system to protect your data in a better, more targeted manner. Read more
Secure use of the cloud: When can confidential data be transferred to external cloud services?
ETH Zurich’s new guidelines on the use of cloud services are to be implemented by March 2023. Read on to find out what is changing and what this might mean for your data. Read more
Cloud usage and classification of data confidentiality: new policies now in effect
New rules governing the use of external cloud services at ETH went into effect on 1 August 2021. Additionally, a new classification level for data confidentiality has been introduced to distinguish between confidential and strictly confidential information. Read more
Improved security for ETH IT-infrastructure
In order to improve the IT-security measures at ETH, plans are underway to implement new services for helping to detect risks in IT-systems. This helps to protect IT-systems and data from abuse. Read more
