Faculty Resources
Last Updated: February 22, 2023 3:17:08 PM PST
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Information for UC San Diego faculty and researchers on what CMMC means for them.
UC San Diego’s investment CMMC readiness is a core component of a program designed to- 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