SLAC’s Cyber team is responsible for protecting the laboratory’s users and assets against active cyber threats. The cyber landscape is ever-changing and everyone plays a role in ensuring SLAC’s data is safeguarded.
SLAC Cybersecurity’s mission is to:
- protect the laboratory’s information resources
- Enable the laboratory to use the best technologies that empower science
Cyber’s objectives are to:
- establish and maintain a risk-based program
- provide assistance and advice
- maintain compliance with Department of Energy (DOE) policies
- align with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) and Stanford’s protection strategy
The services provided through the Cybersecurity Program are implemented using a consultative approach to managing cyber risk.
Do you need to contact the Cyber Security Team?
To Report Possible Cybersecurity Issues (including but not limited to the following):
- Phishing Activity (spam emails, spoofed emails, etc.)
- Account or Information Compromise
- Lost or Stolen Devices (laptops, tablets, smartphones, storage devices, general media, etc.)
Please contact Cyber Security by sending an email to cyber@slac.stanford.edu or the IT Help Desk by phone at xHELP (650-926-4357). Please forward suspicious emails to spam@slac.stanford.edu.
SLAC Cyber Program Services
Cyber Governance and Oversight
- Implement policy
- Provide cyber assurance to DOE and Stanford
- Maintain an audit defensible cyber program
Cyber Security Requirements and Planning
- Recommend defense strategies
- Provide transparent defense-in-depth security operations
- Establish a baseline for security controls
Continuous Monitoring and Assessments
- Monitor network, system and application activity
- Support risk management
- Cloud assessments
- Vulnerability scanning and management
- Penetration testing
Incident Handling, Response and Reporting
- Analyze and reduce cyber threats and vulnerabilities
- Coordinate incident response
- Provide forensics/malware analysis
- Collaborate with DOE HQ JC3 and security community
Training and Awareness
- Role-based Training
- Lab-wide phishing exercises
- Threat awareness for SLAC community