Products
Research Security Briefing
Mentorship Program
Travel Resources
Risk Assessment Framework
Federal Risk Matrix Overview
Process Pathfinder
Reference Resources
Products
Basic Travel Checklist
High Risk Travel Checklist
Resource Guide
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Basic Travel Checklist
Risk Assessment Framework
Risk Assessment Summary Template
Risk Matrix Reference Guide
Facilitation Guide
Process Gates
Process Mapping
RACI / Time
Research Security Reference Library
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:
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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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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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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Risk Assessment Framework
The framework 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.
Risk Assessment Framework
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The framework 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.
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.
Process Pathfinder
This resource helps users create, execute and facilitate tabletop exercises to understand and refine organizational operations.
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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.
Reference Resources
These documents provide foundational information on the subject of research security.
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.
