The Information Security Office oversees the Stanford community's efforts to protect its computing and information assets and to comply with information-related laws, regulations, and policies. The office reports to the university's senior management through the Office of the Vice President for Business Affairs and Chief Financial Officer.

The ISO's approach to security is more proactive than reactive, although we naturally give priority response to incidents that have institution-level impact or that require university-wide coordination.

Our current focus is securing systems that affect a majority of the university, including central administrative systems and the campus data network. The ISO gives special priority to systems containing data classified as Prohibited or Restricted (see the Data Classification web page).

• Secure Computing has links to proactive security information for computer users, system administrators, and managers as well as security alerts regarding popular computing platforms at Stanford.
• The Help Desk (or, for students, your RCC) can help you if you need to secure or repair your computer.
• If you become aware of a security issue regarding Stanford's computers or networking resources, contact the Information Security Office at:
  
  

  Email:	security@stanford.edu
  Phone:	+1 650 723 2911
  Surface Mail:	Stanford University Polya Hall Room 114 Stanford, CA 94305-4136

  If you are sending us information on a security incident, or other data that you'd like to keep private, download the Information Security Office OpenPGP key. The key fingerprint is CDCB 8213 8257 E53F FF44  5BA2 AFED E4ED 607E 452D.