Cybersecurity
Explore Cybersecurity
SLAC’s Cybersecurity team is responsible for protecting the laboratory’s users and assets against information security and cyber threats. The cyber landscape is ever-changing, and everyone plays a role in safeguarding SLAC’s data. Explore the resources, tools, and support available.
Resources
Get access to cybersecurity tools like free anti-virus software, anti-malware applications, security tips, and secure software development scanning.
Training
Cybersecurity training is key to protecting data and systems. Learn best practices for protecting personal information, SLAC information, resources, and more in the STA Course Catalog.
Compliance
SLAC IT’s Cyber Team is charged with implementing security policies and standards that comply with both government and Stanford University standards. Understand more about cyber assurance and SLAC’s audit-defensible cyber program.
Our Work
The SLAC cybersecurity team leads and manages efforts to ensure the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of SLAC information technology systems and data through appropriate security resources and best practices.
Policies & Guidance
Requests
Knowledge Base Articles
Projects
Cybersecurity plays a vital role in protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information at SLAC. Check out a some of our major initiatives.
Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) has emerged as a key initiative in our cybersecurity strategy. Implementing ZTA further protects the organization and is a mandate from the White House. Learn more about SLAC IT's ZTA initiative.
SLAC Cyber Security conducts various exercises to protect SLAC from phishing attempts. These efforts help train staff to identify phishing emails and reduce the risk of being misled by phishing attacks.
SLAC IT replaced its required antivirus software for all government-funded computers to provide advanced defensive capabilities against modern computer and network threats.
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All Frequently Asked Questions (SLAC Login Required)
SLAC is a part of the Department of Energy national laboratory system, and is subject to the mandates, requirements and regulations on federal agencies. As such, the security requirements apply to all SLAC systems, including those associated with open science.
The SLAC CyberSecurity Team goes to significant lengths to tailor the approach to information security in a manner to minimize the impact to science and your ability to complete your job responsibilities. If you believe that there is an issue where you are being blocked by security practices or tooling, please reach out to the CyberSecurity team for a consultation and we can discuss the particulars. It is quite possible that the issue is not CyberSecurity related at all.
Security is a journey, not a destination. Each step improves our ability to protect ourselves, but new technologies and new methods of attack are introduced all the time which requires adjustments to what we do in CyberSecurity.
Keep all software up to date. While it may seem inconvenient to be prompted to restart a program or the whole computer regularly for updates, these updates often correspond to security warnings. Many modern applications help keep themselves up to date, but not all do. If you find yourself using a program that doesn't automatically update, check it regularly for any updates, and research alternatives that automatically update themselves.
