7107-UR-5 Internet Access and Acceptable Use

Minimizing the risks to government and its information technology (IT) systems and networks from making Internet access available to IT users.

Overview

Definitions

Acceptable use

“Acceptable use” refers to the rules that restrict the way in which GNB IT resources may be used.

Directive 

Users who have access to the Internet via GNB-supplied computer systems are prohibited from: (a) Intentionally viewing, downloading, uploading, forwarding, printing, copying or storing offensive, non-business-related information content from the Internet; (b) Using the Internet for unauthorized personal use, productivity wasters, resource wasters, and risky activities such as accessing dating, gambling and gaming sites, participating in chat rooms, shopping and downloading streaming audio, video and other files that use excessive network bandwidth

Purpose

The purpose of this directive is to minimize the risks to GNB and its IT systems and networks from making Internet access available to IT users.


About the publication

Type: Directive
File type: PDF (490 KB)
Pages: 2
Publisher: Office of the Chief Information Officer
Published: 2022/01/14
Last updated: 2026/09/29

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