Faculty Resources

Information for UC San Diego faculty and researchers on what CMMC means for them.

• Shift the burden of cybersecurity requirements from faculty to IT and security professionals​
• Support faculty competitiveness by providing hyper-secure services that can be quickly obtained and referenced in grant and contract proposals​
• Increase confidence in data integrity and the resilience of research workflows​

• Computing and storage​
• Collaboration tools (email, chat, phone conferencing, online spreadsheets, word processing)​
• Virtual desktops​
• Management of in-lab resources​
• Training​
• Consulting and support​

What differences from traditional research will you see within the CMMC environment?

New

• Dedicated managed CUI devices (i.e.: endpoints, infrastructure, mobile)
• Dedicated CUI Account with multifactor authentication
• Separate CUI tools (email, storage, collaboration, compute)
• Required background screening
• Annual training

Limited

• Internet connections into and out of limited
• Connect to via VPN / special network port
• Limitations on websites and data exiting
• Software applications limited by security risk

Subject To

• Federal standards and enhanced security controls (i.e.: encryption)
• Formal documentation and signed adherence to defined processes and policies
• Additional monitoring throughout
  • Data boundaries both physical and digital
  • Data flow
  • Infrastructure integrity
  • Inactivity lockouts
• Additional auditing and incident requirements
• Annual, usage fees, and possibly special licensed software