The guidance for the use and handling of sensitive and confidential data originates from TAC 202, a general set of Information Security rules which all state agencies must adhere to. It is a requirement of TAC 202 and because TAC 202 is intentionally very high-level, MSU Information Security has created this site to cover the requirements of TAC 202 while providing more stringent and specific guidance to Midwestern State University.


The Information Resources Use and Security Policy is the specific application of TAC 202 guidance to the Midwestern State University environment and informs the list of approved cloud services shown below.

 For detailed information about what data are public, sensitive, and confidential, please see our Data Classification Table. 

 

Data Classification

This table shows general cloud services and which data can be stored in them.
Cloud Service Public Sensitive Confidential Comment/Description
Slack green check mark for 'yes' green check mark for 'yes' red x for 'no' No university contract
Microsoft Office 365 green check mark for 'yes' green check mark for 'yes' green check mark for 'yes' University Contract / Consumer grade offerings not approved
Microsoft Skype for Business green check mark for 'yes' green check mark for 'yes' green check mark for 'yes' University Contract / Consumer grade offerings not approved
Microsoft Teams green check mark for 'yes' green check mark for 'yes' green check mark for 'yes' University Contract / Consumer grade offerings not approved
Zoom green check mark for 'yes' green check mark for 'yes' red x for 'no' No university contract
WebEx green check mark for 'yes' green check mark for 'yes' red x for 'no' No university contract
Qualtrics green check mark for 'yes' green check mark for 'yes' red x for 'no'
Desire 2 Learn / Brightspace green check mark for 'yes' green check mark for 'yes' green check mark for 'yes' University contract

 

This table shows cloud document storage services and which data can be stored in them.
Cloud Document Storage Services Public Sensitive Confidential Comment/Description
Apple iCloud green check mark for 'yes' red x for 'no' red x for 'no' No university contract
Google Docs for Education green check mark for 'yes' green check mark for 'yes' red x for 'no'
SignNow green check mark for 'yes' green check mark for 'yes' green check mark for 'yes' Contract Required

 

This table shows email services and which data can be stored in them.
Cloud Email Services Public Sensitive Confidential
my.msutexas.edu (student email) green check mark for 'yes' green check mark for 'yes' red x for 'no'

 

This table shows general cloud storage services and which data can be stored in them.
Cloud Storage Services Public Sensitive Confidential Comment/Description
Apple iCloud green check mark for 'yes' red x for 'no' red x for 'no' No university contract
DropBox green check mark for 'yes' red x for 'no' red x for 'no' No university contract / consumer grade offerings not approved
Google Drive for Education green check mark for 'yes' red x for 'no' red x for 'no'
Microsoft OneDrive green check mark for 'yes' green check mark for 'yes' green check mark for 'yes' University Contract / Consumer grade offerings not approved