UCSF IT Technology

Use of any 3rd-party email service by UCSF faculty, staff and learners is not approved by UCSF. This is due to:

The use of wireless networking provides a more versatile way to access the Internet, broadening the scope of mobile computing. With the added benefits of a wireless network, there comes additional responsibility and additional risk. Authorized Users must be aware of the inherent security issues that exist in a wireless environment. Caution must be exercised to ensure a safe, secure, and reliable computing environment and reduce the risk of a security incident.

The 18 Protected Health Information (PHI) Identifiers include:

Premium Desktop Support is available for computers and devices that meet the following criteria:

UCSF 650-16 Addendum E - PCI outlines the requirements for information, locations, facilities, and devices processing, storing, or transmitting credit card information.To comply with data security requirements defined by Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards 3.1/3.2 (PCI-DSS)

The "cloud" is a continually evolving concept that broadly references cloud services, or cloud computing. Cloud services can mean collections of any or all of the following: applications, information, infrastructure components and services provided as pools of resources.

To establish and set the requirements for a University of California San Francisco enterprise standard for third-party remote access to UCSF networks.See the University of California - Systemwide IT Policy Glossary for the most up-to-date definitions. Terms that are not in the Systemwide Glossary are defined below.

Effective Date: December 2007, Updated February 2025

The UC Electronic Communications Policy, Section IV, Privacy and Confidentiality, governs access to electronic communications records.  In most circumstances, it is better to obtain the consent from the record holder before accessing records.  However, consent is not required in every circumstance (See UCSF Implementation of the ECP - Access without Consent).