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This is in addition to the Annual Cybersecurity Awareness training required by the State of Texas.
Follow the below steps to ensure you complete the necessary Information Resource Employee (IRE) requirements.
1. Determine Your IRE Level
Simply put, ALL SHSU employees who use a SHSU computer system to perform their daily job functions are considered an IRE. Review the IRE level descriptions below to verify your required training hours.
| Classification |
Description |
Education Requirement |
| Not an IRE |
Employees who do not use a computer or interact with SHSU computer systems and data on a regular basis. |
N/A |
| IRE Level 1 |
Applies to employees, including student workers, who have access to view and interact with data on SHSU computer systems, but do not manage or configure systems.
Most SHSU employees are at least a level one IRE.
|
1 hour* |
| IRE Level 2 |
Applies to any SHSU employee who is an administrator for a computer system, such as our functional owners and system administrators.
This level includes IT employees along with data owners, functional owners, and campus business process owners.
(Examples: Talent Management, Blackboard, Admissions, Hiring, Payroll, etc.)
|
3 hours* |
* If you are a new employee, your hours are reduced based on your hire date, however, you will be required to obtain the full amount the next fiscal year.
NOTE: If you need help determining whether you are a level one or level two IRE, give us a call and one of our technicians will be happy to assist.
2. Take Your IRE Training NOW
We encourage you to take the security training that is beneficial to you in your specific line of work. If you are a functional owner of a Banner process, see if Ellucian provides any security trainings related to your process.
Need ideas for training? We've compiled some LinkedIn Learning options.
As you complete your training, don't forget to log this training in Talent Management as external training to also get the credit towards your annual training requirements for the university.
3. Certify Your Training
Last Step! Once you complete your training, use the the appropriate button below to certify your required training hours.
Level One - Certify Training
Level Two - Certify Training
DON'T FORGET: Your Annual Cybersecurity Awareness and AI training does NOT count toward this IRE training requirement.
For questions or assistance, contact the IT Service Desk.