Research Information Protection Reference Guides
Overview
The Office of Research Security (ORS) has developed reference guides to help faculty, staff, and students understand research information protection principles, federal research cybersecurity requirements, sponsor expectations, and specialized requirements that may apply to research activities.
Researchers planning a specific activity should begin with the Research Activities & Guidance pages. The reference guides below provide additional information about research information protection concepts, federal requirements, and sponsor expectations that support responsible and secure research.
BROWSE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES & GUIDANCE
Research Information Protection Concepts
Learn about the principles used to identify and protect research information throughout the research lifecycle.
| Reference Guide | Description |
|---|---|
| Research Information Classification | Learn how to identify the type of research information involved and determine the sponsor, contractual, regulatory, export control, privacy, and institutional requirements that may apply. |
| Research Information Protection | Learn how administrative, physical, and technical safeguards are identified and applied to protect research information. |
| Research Cybersecurity Baseline | Review baseline cybersecurity practices that support University research activities. |
| Research Physical Security Baseline | Review baseline physical security practices for protecting research information, equipment, and research environments. |
| Government Information | Learn about government information that may be encountered in research and the safeguarding, cybersecurity, and contractual requirements that may apply. |
| Sponsor & Contractually Restricted Information | Learn about research information subject to sponsor, contractual, confidentiality, Data Use Agreement, access, use, sharing, or dissemination restrictions. |
| Export-Controlled Information | Learn about protecting technical data, technology, software, source code, and other information subject to U.S. export control regulations. |
| Privacy & Personal Information in Research | Learn about research involving personal information and overlapping privacy, sponsor, contractual, cybersecurity, and research information protection requirements. |
Federal Requirements
Learn about the federal policies, regulations, and sponsor requirements that establish research cybersecurity and research information protection expectations.
| Reference Guide | Description |
|---|---|
| Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) | Learn about federal safeguarding requirements applicable to Controlled Unclassified Information used in research. |
| Federal Contract Information (FCI) | Learn about Federal Contract Information, when it applies, and associated safeguarding requirements. |
| NIH Controlled-Access Data | Learn about requirements for accessing, using, storing, and protecting data obtained through NIH controlled-access repositories. |
| Covered Telecommunications Equipment & Services | Learn about federal restrictions on certain telecommunications equipment and services that may affect federally funded research, purchases, and research infrastructure. |
| Covered Applications | Learn about federal restrictions on certain software applications that may apply to federally funded research and University devices. |
| Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities | Learn about federal restrictions on certain hardware, software, and services, including products and services provided by the Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities, that may apply to federally funded research and University activities. |
Federal Policies & Guidance
Access federal policies, executive orders, regulations, implementation guidance, standards, and other official resources supporting research security and federally funded research.
Learn More - Federal Policies & Guidance
University Resources
Research information protection and cybersecurity may require support from multiple University offices depending on the research activity and applicable requirements.
VIEW UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INFORMATION PROTECTION & CYBERSECURITY RESOURCES