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Research Security Briefing

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FRAME: Foundation for Risk Assessment, Mitigation, and Escalation

Federal Risk Matrix Overview

Process Pathfinder

Reference Resources

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TRAVEL CHECKLIST / BEST PRACTICES document with cybersecurity travel tips.

Basic Travel Checklist

TRAVEL CHECKLIST: HIGH CYBERSECURITY RISK offering security tips for safe travel.

High Risk Travel Checklist

TRAVEL RESOURCE GUIDE 2023-2024 cover by Document Management Inc.

Resource Guide

Person at airport, NAF SECURE Center Sample Travel Briefing: Research Security.

Basic Travel Checklist

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Risk Assessment Framework

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Risk Assessment Summary Template

Risk Matrix Reference Guide document featuring Steps 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Risk Matrix Reference Guide

Document cover: Process Pathfinder for Research Security Professionals Facilitation Guide by NSF.

Facilitation Guide

NIST Secure Center Process Gates report cover, organizational processes.

Process Gates

NSF SECURE Center Process Mapping publication cover, 2023-09-2024 Version.

Process Mapping

RACI/Time: A method for understanding role changes in Research Security.

RACI / Time

NSF SECURE Center, Research Security Reference Library, November 10, 2023

Research Security Reference Library

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Glossary

Travel Resources

This toolkit consists of resources to help RSOs / Compliance Officers guide and advise their faculty on international travel and how to best protect themselves and their research IP. The resources in this toolkit are:

Travel Checklist Best Practices for digital security before and while traveling.

Basic Travel Checklist

Designed for all international travelers and focuses on cybersecurity and other considerations for protecting research data, intellectual property, and personal information.

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TRAVEL CHECKLIST HIGH CYBERSECURITY RISK with essential travel security advice.

High Risk Travel Checklist

Designed for high-risk international travelers and focuses on cybersecurity and operational considerations for protecting research data, intellectual property, devices and security credentials.

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Travel Resource Guide 2023-2024 with gradient blue cover. Document Version 1.0.
Resource Guide

Provides additional context to the checklist content; includes travel case studies and additional resources and implementation considerations for rolling out a travel awareness campaign.

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Traveler watches plane. Sample Travel Briefing: Research Security, SECURE Center.
Travel Briefing

Provides a structured curriculum that research security professionals could use for discussion with travelers prior to departure, with a focus on cybersecurity best practices, export controls and personal safety.

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FRAME: Foundation for Risk Assessment, Mitigation, and Escalation

The FRAME provides a list of factors that may pose risk to the research enterprise, ​questions to consider as a guide for conducting a risk assessment, tools and resources to collect relevant information, and​ a template to support due diligence with documentation and recordkeeping.​

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FRAME: Risk Assessment Framework

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The FRAME: Risk Assessment is adaptable for use by any institution, regardless of size, structure, or available resources. Institutions can use the framework to conduct risk assessments,​ develop new institutional risk assessment processes,​ benchmark and improve existing workflows, and train and educate staff.

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FRAME: Summary Template

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Summary template to document risk assessments.

Federal Risk Matrix Overview

A reference for research security professionals who perform pre-audits on proposals, faculty hiring screening or related duties that require application of federal risk matrices. The key advantage is the comparison of requirements across all mandating agencies to quickly navigate interpretations and use of the matrices to a case.

Risk Matrix Reference Guide document explaining steps 1, 2, 3, 4.

Risk Matrix Reference Guide

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The Risk Matrix saves researchers and RS leads time understanding agency risk factors and differences and commonalities. The matrix integrates NIH, NSF, DOE and DoD risk assessment information for fundamental research proposal review.

Process Pathfinder

This resource helps users create, execute and facilitate tabletop exercises to understand and refine organizational operations.

NSF SECURE Centers Process Pathfinder for Research Security Professionals Facilitation Guide.

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Facilitation Guide

Facilitates tabletop exercises with research security teams.

NSF SECURE Center Process Gates document, organizational processes, research security initiative.

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Process Gates

A diagramming method to understand the existence and flow of organizational processes and the barriers they encounter.

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Process Mapping

A diagramming method to understand the actions, persons and decisions involved in the response to an event or scenario.

NSF SECURE Center RACI/Time document: understanding role change in Research Security.

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RACI / Time

A diagramming method for understanding organizational role and relational change over time.

Reference Resources

These documents provide foundational information on the subject of research security.

NSF SECURE Center Research Security Reference Library document, updated November 17, 2022.

Research Security Reference Library

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The Research Security Reference Library provides a comprehensive compilation of current and historical research security documents, including concise summaries and impact descriptions of federal-wide efforts, legislative requirements and congressional activities, and agency-specific policies.

Research Security Essential Terminology Guide document featuring a green background.

Glossary

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A cross-agency glossary designed to clarify key terms and expectations in research security for diverse stakeholders. The Guide compiles approximately 60 standardized terms and definitions.

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