Executive Office of Technology Services and Security Policies

Site-to-Site IKEv2 encrypted tunnel to connect into MAGNET

There are no legal prohibitions against state agencies using social media sites or having social media identities. However, there are legal considerations. This Social Media Legal Guidance Toolkit is designed for you and your legal counsel to review and apply before implementing social media for your agency or authorizing employees to participate on social media sites. It includes information about updating agency website policies (privacy, terms of use and social media) relating to your use of social media; training topics for agency social media participants; meeting relevant legal obligations; and considerations for employees' use of social media, both professional and personal.

With all levels of government and businesses across the country urging employees to work remotely to slow the spread of the Coronavirus, now’s a good time to review the security settings of your home network and pay close attention to business-specific guidance.

This standard establishes the security requirements needed when a third party is working with the Commonwealth's confidential information.

With so many people working from home, webinars and conference calls have become the standard method for holding meetings or working collaboratively. But even though we have all become more security conscious when working online, we often overlook the security concerns of these virtual meetings. Given the current climate, it’s helpful to take a step back and think about the platform itself as well as what is to be discussed when you are hosting an online meeting.

The Vulnerability Management Standard documents the requirements to protect, detect and recover from vulnerabilities in the technology environment and applies to all Executive Department offices and agencies.

Massachusetts recognizes the importance of making digital government services available to the widest audience possible, and is committed to ensuring that those with visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, language, learning, neurological, and other disabilities have equal access to all Mass.gov resources.

Massachusetts Web Design Guidelines support and reflect the important guidance codified in the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts website domain policy for Mass.gov and other government websites

Select a wireless provider that provides good cellular service in the area where you plan to use the MiFi (https://www.mass.gov/doc/itt72/download). Both AT&T and Verizon Wireless offer public safety grade wireless (priority and pre-emption) for qualified users – see the ITT72 or contact your wireless provider service, account managers.