Sponsor: Peter M. Siegel, Vice Provost for Information and Educational Technology

Status:

• The Firewall Subsidy application period ended on May 30, 2007.
• Five units requested and were authorized for reimbursement in early June.
• See the Reimbursement Distribution and Unit Contacts sheet for the maximum amount available, authorized disbursements and unit contact information.

Rationale:
The UC Davis Cyber-safety Program policy mandates that campus units deploy and maintain both a network (VLAN) firewall and host-based firewall service for network connected computers.  In 2006, campus units reported that funding was the primary hurdle preventing implementation of VLAN firewalls and compliance with the Cyber-safety firewall standard.  The three-year Firewall Subsidy program is designed to help campus units meet this mandate.

Goals:

• Augment campus units programs implementing VLAN firewalls as part of their efforts to protect local systems, data and other electronic resources.
• Encourage broader campus usage of VLAN firewalls.
• Increase compliance with the Cyber-safety Program policy.

Process:

• IET will make $170,000 available each year for the next three years to subsidize VLAN firewalls. The maximum amount of funding available to each unit is based on campus headcount figures.
• Costs incurred by campus units for acquiring a VLAN firewall and the first year of support will be reimbursed.
• Campus units will be responsible for ongoing costs of any VLAN firewall deployed under this program. 
• To participate in the Firewall Subsidy program, campus units must coordinate with their respective college, school or administrative office.
• The college, school or administrative office will submit an application with up to a three-year plan describing how the subsidy dollars will be used. This plan must reflect a cost-effective VLAN firewall deployment strategy.
• Applications will be accepted through May 30 and authorized reimbursements will be announced by June 1, 2007.

Groups consulted:

• Campus Council for Information Technology (see membership)
• Technology Infrastructure Forum (see membership)
• Senior Advisors
• Council of Deans and Vice Chancellors
• Campus Unit Technical Leads

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Reference Materials for Additional Information

• UC Davis Cyber-safety Program
• Cyber-safety Program: Firewall Services standard
• Computer Security Web Site: Firewalls

Includes Reimbursement Distribution and Unit Contacts table.