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Reporting Security Incidents
Members of the University community are responsible for notifying their department or collegiate technical staff, helpdesk or supervisor if they suspect there has been a violation of University or departmental information security policy or if they suspect there may have been a security incident. See Appendix N: Examples of Reportable Security Incidents.

If a security incident is suspected, departmental and collegiate technical/security staff are responsible for notifying the Office of Information Technology Security (OITSEC) security personnel (e.g. by sending email to abuse@umn.edu). If a specific computer is involved, it must remain powered on, but disconnected from the network until OITSEC can review and assess next steps.

If local technical staff are not available, contact 1-HELP at 612-301-4357.

Reporting Violations of the Acceptable Use Policy
Acceptable use violations may involve any of the issues described in Appendix A: Using Information Technology Resources Standards of this policy.

Contact your departmental system/network administrator or technical support staff. In an emergency, during an in-progress attack, contact (612) 301-4357 (1-HELP). For after-the-fact or non-emergency reports, send logs and other pertinent information to abuse@umn.edu. Report account misuse (such as spamming by account-holders at the University) to abuse@umn.edu. Report misuse from outside the University to the originator's Internet Service Provider (usually abuse@xxx.xxx).

Reporting Violence or Threats in the Workplace
Contact University police regarding threats to personal safety: for emergencies, call 911; for non-emergencies, call (612) 624-3550. For consultation on potential threats to personal safety, call the Threat Assessment Group at (612) 625-2000, then press #2.

Reporting Possible Legal Violations
Contact the Office of the General Counsel at (612) 624-4100.

Reporting At Other Campuses
To report violations on other campuses see the contacts section of the policy.