Apply Now! 3-day (free) workshop: Cybersecurity Engagement in a Research Environment

["Corn, Michael" <mcorn () UCSD EDU>]

Cybersecurity Engagement in a Research Environment: A 3-day workshop at UC San Diego

A free workshop for researcher-facing cybersecurity professionals sponsored by the ResearchSOC and National Science 
Foundation.

December 4-6, 2019.  Rady School of Management, University of California, San Diego.  8:30 - 4:30 daily. Breakfast and 
lunch included.
Travel and lodging at the expense of the applicant.

Apply Now!<https://researchsoc.iu.edu/Technologies%20and%20Services/Workshops.html>



Details:

Applications are now being accepted for the ResearchSOC workshop Cybersecurity Engagement in a Research Environment.



About the workshop

The Cybersecurity Engagement in a Research Environment workshop is a training and development opportunity for 
researcher-facing cybersecurity professionals who are responsible for applying standard security operations to the 
heterogeneous research ecosystem to develop research-specific cybersecurity approaches at their home institutions.



Purpose

Research activities and research computing in higher education require an approach that differs from standard 
operational work by cybersecurity professionals in order to successfully engage with the research community and to 
design, create, and implement effective, personalized cybersecurity plans for sponsored programs. Research computing 
and data handling and storage must be resilient to cyber attacks in a manner that will not hinder research activities.



The intent of the workshop is to provide cybersecurity professionals with:



1.     Lecture and activity-based training as a foundation to optimize interactions with researchers and their research 
work

2.     Approaches to address the technical and cultural challenges of securing research in higher education,

3.     A clear understanding of how research activities differ from traditional enterprise- focused cybersecurity 
services and effective methods for successful engagements.



Background

Traditional cybersecurity professionals have primarily focused on enterprise activities and protection of those (campus 
networks, infrastructure, administrative and desktop computing, etc). Historically, institutions have left researchers 
to their own devices for the most part, but now must focus on research successes as revenue-generating and vital to 
reputation and faculty recruitment. Complexities in research computing and data management (large quantities of data, 
complex workflows, cutting edge technologies) necessitate significant safeguards and best practices.



As a part of the ResearchSOC<https://researchsoc.iu.edu/> (a collaborative effort of Indiana University, Duke 
University, the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, and the University of California San Diego), this workshop, supported 
by the National Science Foundation under Grant 1840034, will address the needs of highly collaborative and autonomous 
research communities with extremely diverse infrastructure.



Workshop Format

Face-to-face with hands-on, skills-building activities to reinforce training objectives



Content



  *   Discovering the complexity of data--controlled, classified, protected, and sensitive
  *   Grasping the basics of sponsored programs, grants and awards
  *   Understanding the researcher and their work
  *   Toolkits available to security professionals targeting research projects
  *   Identity management tools for research projects
  *   Exploring security expectations – NSF/NIH expectations, security practices at participant home institutions
  *   Interpersonal skills activities
  *   Collaboration and community-building opportunities
  *   Needs assessment and conducting an intake interview



Logistics

This workshop is supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant 184004. There is no charge to attend the 
workshop.  Attendees are responsible for travel, lodging, incidentals, and their evening meals. The workshop begins 
promptly at 8:30 and ends at 4:30 each day.  Breakfast and lunch will be provided. A block of hotel rooms has been 
reserved at Sheraton La Jolla, 3299 Holiday Ct, La Jolla, CA at a discounted rate.



Attendance is capped at 25.  Preference will be given to senior cybersecurity professionals who are building out their 
support for research projects. Senior research facilitators with an interest in cybersecurity may also apply.



Application

To apply to attend the workshop, please complete this 
form<https://researchsoc.iu.edu/Technologies%20and%20Services/Workshops.html>.  Applications are reviewed regularly and 
applicants can expect notification within 1-2 weeks.  Lodging details will be provided upon acceptance.



For more information, please contact rsoc () iu edu<mailto:rsoc () iu edu>


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Michael Corn | Chief Information Security Officer
mcorn () ucsd edu
University of California San Diego | ITS - Information Technology Services
10280 N. Torrey Pines Road, Suite 255 | La Jolla CA 92093 MC 0928
cybersecurity.ucsd.edu | lastpass.ucsd.edu | esr.ucsd.edu