What should I do if I suspect an employee is misusing or abusing information or information technology at IU?
If you suspect that an employee may be misusing or abusing information or information technology at IU, first try to identify specifically what policy or law may have been violated. If you need assistance finding or interpreting applicable policies or laws, you can consult with any of the following:
- Your departmental, campus, or University Human Resources office (if the employee in question is a staff member)
- Your departmental, campus, or University Dean of Faculties Office (if the employee in question is a faculty member)
- The University Information Policy Office
- University Counsel (812-855-9739 for all campuses other than IUPUI; 317-274-7460 for IUPUI)
Once you have identified the applicable policy or law, you can address the behavior using progressive discipline, but be sure to consult with your departmental human resources person, the central human resources office, or the employee relations office before taking any action.
If you need to gather technical evidence or need a technical investigation or forensics expert, please contact the Incident Response team. Usually, results from the technical investigation or forensics study will be provided to the central administrative office for the category of employee (UHRS Employee Relations for staff, and Dean of Faculties for faculty), rather than the supervisor. That administrative office will coordinate next steps.
If you wish to remain anonymous while reporting a suspected abuse or misuse of information or information technology, Indiana University has a Whistleblower policy which protects your identity. You can read this policy at: http://www.iu.edu/~policies/Whistleblower.html
To use IU's anonymous reporting hotline
Visit reportfraud.iu.edu or call 888-236-7542.
