An acceptable use policy (AUP) is a document stipulating constraints and practices that a user must agree to for access to a corporate network or the Internet. Many businesses and educational facilities require that employees or students sign an acceptable use policy before being granted a network ID(Angie D. Graves, 2014).
The facts:
When you sign up with an Internet service provider (ISP), you will usually be presented with an AUP, which states that you agree to adhere to stipulations such as:
Not using the service as part of violating any law
Not attempting to break the security of any computer network or user
Not posting commercial messages to Usenet groups without prior permission
Not attempting to send junk e-mail or spam to anyone who doesn't want to receive it
Not attempting to mail bomb a site with mass amounts of e-mail in order to flood their server
Users also typically agree to report any attempt to break into their accounts(Angie D. Graves, 2014).
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Resoucres:
The Facts: https://www.slideshare.net/hervieux/acceptable-use-policy-ctap-training What is AUP? http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/acceptable-use-policy-AUP The Policy- Protecting our future: http://www.salmonmedia.com/salmon-media-design/acceptableusepolicy.html References: What is acceptable use policy (AUP)? - Definition from WhatIs.com. (2014, July.). Retrieved May 20, 2017, from http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/acceptable-use-policy-AUP [Digital Image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.slideshare.net/hervieux/acceptable-use-policy-ctap-training [Digital Image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.olafsolutions.com/?p=1608 [Digital Image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.salmonmedia.com/salmon-media-design/acceptableusepolicy.html (2015, October 9). Retrieved May 20, 2017, from https://youtu.be/vr01S8Zgrc4 (2015, October 4). Retrieved May 20, 2017, from https://youtu.be/MarXQ8IRIbE (2015, September 14). Retrieved May 20, 2017, from https://youtu.be/IbHxDIdS4q8