Instant Messaging Policy

The North Central Kansas Technical College has spent a considerable amount of time, effort and investment in keeping your computing environment as safe and rewarding as possible from the ever increasing threats associated with the Internet. In order to maintain this high quality, safe computing environment we require these common practices from every computer user.

Instant Messaging is strictly prohibited on all college computers due to the following reasons:

• Increased security risks to the college Information Systems, (viruses, malware, and spyware are ever increasingly embedded within many transferable files and instant messages).
• Cheating on assignments and tests.

Any person using any Instant Messaging program on a college computer is in direct violation of the Acceptable Use Policy and may result in the immediate removal of all Information Systems privileges.

Any Instant Messaging programs found on any college computer is in direct violation of the Acceptable Use Policy and will be removed.

 

For more information or questions you can contact: webmaster@ncktc.edu

Related resources

• Acceptable Use Policy
• Email Policy
• FTP Policy
• Internet Usage Policy