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From: IANR Vice Chancellor ianrvc@unl.edu Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2025 2:58 PM To: Bhaskar Bhattacharya bbhattacharya8@unl.edu; Cara Pesek cpesek2@unl.edu; Carla Werner cwerner1@unl.edu; Charles Stoltenow charles.stoltenow@unl.edu; David Varner dave.varner@unl.edu; Deborah VanOverbeke dvanoverbeke2@unl.edu; Derek McLean derek.mclean@unl.edu; Donald Becker dbecker3@unl.edu; Douglas Zalesky dzalesky2@unl.edu; Heather Rasmussen heather.rasmussen@unl.edu; Hector Santiago hsantiago@unl.edu; Jeff Bassford jbassford2@unl.edu; Jennifer Johnson Jorgensen jbjorgensen@unl.edu; John Ruberson jruberson2@unl.edu; John Westra john.westra@unl.edu; Julie Peterson julie.peterson@unl.edu; Kate Brooks kbrooks4@unl.edu; Kathleen Lodl klodl1@unl.edu; Kelly Bruns kelly.bruns@unl.edu; Larkin Powell lpowell3@unl.edu; Lauren Kruger lkruger4@unl.edu; Lisa Karr lisa.karr@unl.edu; Loren Giesler loren.giesler@unl.edu; Maren Schuttler mschuttler2@unl.edu; Mark Balschweid mbalschweid2@unl.edu; Mark Stone mark.stone@unl.edu; Martha Mamo mmamo3@unl.edu; Michael Merten michael.merten@unl.edu; Nav Ghimire nghimire3@unl.edu; Richard Bischoff rbischoff2@unl.edu; Scott McVey dmcvey2@unl.edu; Silvana Martini smartini2@unl.edu; Tala Awada tawada2@unl.edu; Thomas Burkey tom.burkey@unl.edu; Tiffany Heng-Moss thengmoss2@unl.edu Subject: Important Update: Website Security, Compliance, and Hosting Standards
Sent on behalf of Bryan Kinnan and Jason Cooper ________________________________
Please communicate this out to your faculty, staff, and grad students at your earliest convenience.
Websites have become the digital front door to IANR-serving as a vital connection point for our students, colleagues, partners, and the public. Whether we're sharing research, promoting programs, or collecting information, our web presence plays a critical role in how we communicate and engage.
Unfortunately, as our reliance on websites has grown, so too have the cybersecurity threats targeting them. Today, no website is too small or obscure to be a target. Bad actors are constantly scanning for vulnerabilities to gain access to University systems, steal or damage data, or deface content-potentially harming the reputation of both the University and the individuals behind the sites.
What We're Asking of You:
We need your help to ensure our websites are secure, compliant, and sustainable. Please take time to review any websites you own or manage, especially if they:
* Are hosted outside of the UNL CMS (e.g., Wix, Squarespace, Weebly, WordPress) * Are not hosted on University ITS-supported infrastructure * Are not regularly updated or maintained (sites that have not been updated content or code wise in the past 6-12 months).
Sites meeting this criteria are particularly vulnerable and should be considered for migration to University-supported platforms.
Why This Matters:
All University websites-regardless of where they are hosted-must comply with:
* University security standards * Executive Memoranda 16 and 42 * Federal accessibility requirements under Title II of the ADA (compliance deadline: April 28, 2026)
These standards are essential to protect University data, ensure accessibility for all users, and uphold the integrity of our digital presence.
Effective Immediately:
While we understand that there will be cases in which we are needing to stand up custom solutions in which we have partnered with ITS on, going forward:
* All new websites must be created in consultation with IANR Media or through an approved and fully supported path provided by ITS. * All existing websites hosted outside of approved environments must be re-evaluated * Sites that are able to, should be migrated to a supported platform * Sites that previously were not a good fit for UNL CMS or that may take a little more work; we are asking that you reach out to IANR Media or to ITS to start those discussions and plans now
Maintaining websites outside of these environments introduces significant security, legal, and operational risks to the University and everyone involved and associated with them
If you have any questions on this, please contact Jason Cooper, Communications Media Coordinator or Bryan Kinnan, IT Coordinator.
Thanks, Bryan and Jason
