Collaborative Research: CICI: Regional: SouthEast SciEntific Cybersecurity for University Research (SouthEast SECURE)

对可通过互联网访问的科学仪器和数据的威胁无处不在。东南科学大学研究网络安全（SECURE）项目有助于保护国家科学基金会在科学研究方面的投资，同时为科学家提供保护知识产权和确保数据完整性的工具。项目团队为nsf资助的研究人员提供教育、培训和选择的网络安全服务。该团队是一个多学科的团队，由网络安全专家（包括研究人员和实践者）、科学家和通信专家组成。团队成员分布在南卡罗来纳州、阿拉巴马州和密西西比州，其中有来自传统黑人学院和大学（HBCU）的强大代表。该项目提高了研究人员对其在创建安全可靠的网络空间中的重要作用的认识，并根据nsf资助的科学家的工作流程和项目规模，在风险评估、漏洞测试和缓解方面提供具体帮助。通过过去的合作，该团队能够很好地利用国家和地区网络安全组织和项目，有效地接触到目标受众。东南安全通过提高网络安全意识影响该地区；提供简洁的培训、评估、工具和一对一的帮助；并协助准备选定的网络安全指标。实习学生通过实习部署和支持的方式，开展了许多此类活动，从而培养了下一代网络专业人员的能力。将对该地区nsf资助的研究人员进行在线调查，以了解他们的主要网络安全挑战和关注点。然后对培训进行调整，以便在如何进行适当规模的风险评估和减轻风险方面提供具体和实际的援助。提供一个“工具包”来测试和验证本地网络安全，并创建和现场测试网络安全措施。该团队的方法促进了研究人员和大学IT/数据安全人员之间的沟通。长期目标是建立在网络安全领域拥有共同利益并致力于帮助他人的社区；并与其他地区以及国家中心和项目建立联系。

Threats to scientific instruments and data that are accessible via the Internet are ubiquitous. The SouthEast SciEntific Cybersecurity for University REsearch (SECURE) project helps protect the National Science Foundation's investments in scientific research while providing scientists with tools to safeguard intellectual property and ensure data integrity. The project team provides education, training, and selected cybersecurity services to NSF-funded researchers across the Southeast. The team is multidisciplinary, comprised of cybersecurity experts (both research and practitioner), scientists, and experts in communication. Team members are located in South Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi, with strong representation from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). This program raises investigators' awareness of their essential role in creating a secure and trustworthy cyberspace and offers concrete assistance in risk assessment, vulnerability testing, and mitigation tailored to NSF-funded scientists' workflow and program size. Through past collaborations, the team is well positioned to leverage both national and regional cybersecurity organizations and programs to effectively reach the target audience. SouthEast SECURE impacts the region by raising cybersecurity awareness; providing concise training, assessment, tools and one-on-one help; and assisting in preparation of select cybersecurity metrics. Student interns are conducting many of these activities by means of practicum-based deployment and support, thus developing capabilities in the next generation of cyber professionals. An online survey of NSF-funded investigators in the region will be conducted to learn about their primary cybersecurity challenges and concerns. Training is then tailored to provide concrete and practical assistance in how to do right-sized risk assessment and mitigation. A "toolkit" is provided to test and validate local cybersecurity, and measures of cybersecurity are created and field-tested. The team's approach facilitates communication between research faculty and university IT/Data Security staff. A long-term goal is building communities with common interests in cybersecurity and a commitment to helping others; and building connections with other regions and with national centers and programs.