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Welcome to the SECURE Center

SECURE (Safeguarding the Entire Community in the U.S. Research Ecosystem) Center has been built for academic institutions, non-profit research centers, and small and medium businesses to meet the challenge of securing US innovation while maintaining a vibrant and open research ecosystem.

Our mission is to work with all of you to develop and deploy solutions that help us all navigate a rapidly changing landscape. SECURE Center is designed to be the clearinghouse for information, materials, digital tools and more.  

 

If you are a member of the U.S. research ecosystem, this is your home for managing security requirements while maintaining an active and impactful research enterprise.

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Vision

Deliver a shared virtual environment that research community members use to enhance the security of the value they produce, without harming the collaboration that is critical to their production of that value.

Our Values

Deliver a shared virtual environment that research community members use to enhance the security of the value they produce, without harming the collaboration that is critical to their production of that value.

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Our Mission

Empower the research community to make security-informed decisions about research security concerns.

Federal Risk Matrix Overview

Learn more about this reference for research security professionals.

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Research Security Briefing

Each week, the NSF SECURE Center publishes research security briefings.

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Consolidated Training Module

Access the federal RST training modules for individual and institutional use.

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Calendar of Events

Visit our event calendar for NSF SECURE Center upcoming events, webinars and more...

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Highlights

Guest Speaker

Consolidated Training Module

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Regional Centers

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