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Research Security Management Certificate Courses

If you are a research security officer, facility security officer, research administrator, export control specialist, contracts administrator, or research program manager, consider becoming an expert on research security and compliance by completing the professional certificates offered.

These certificate courses are designed to train individuals on the fundamental areas of expertise needed for Research Security Officer roles. Completing each course in the five-course series successfully will result certificate of completion for each course.

  • Research security is a rapidly growing field of practice focused on mitigating risks that are unique to the research enterprise.

    This course provides an introduction to key concepts related to identifying, assessing, and mitigating research security risks.

    Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be able to:

    1. Explain the importance of research security management.

    2. Identify tangible and intangible research program assets.

    3. Describe internal and external threats to research organizations.

    4. Describe best practices for implementing research security.

    5. Summarize how research sponsors are responding to federal guidance.

  • In this course, you’ll explore essential strategies for protecting research assets, both tangible and intangible.

    You’ll learn how to safeguard physical items like laboratory equipment and drug prototypes, as well as intellectual property such as patents, trademarks, and Trade Secrets.

  • This course is designed to equip individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate and counteract elicitation techniques.

    Key Topics Covered:

    1. Understanding Elicitation

    2. Common Elicitation Tactics

    3. Identifying Elicitation Attempts

    4. Countermeasures and Defense Strategies

    Course Objectives:

    1. Gain a comprehensive understanding of elicitation techniques and their potential risks.

    2. Develop skills to identify and counter elicitation attempts.

    3. Learn effective strategies for protecting sensitive information and maintaining personal integrity.

  • In this course, you’ll explore the crucial aspects of travel security, focusing on the unique risks researchers face when traveling abroad, especially to potentially hostile regions.

    You will learn how to identify and mitigate physical, cyber, and environmental threats to safeguard your research assets.

    The course will equip you with strategies to recognize intelligence-gathering attempts, such as elicitation, and protect sensitive information during travel.

    By the end of the course, you’ll be better prepared to secure your data and maintain the integrity of your research while on the move.

  • This capstone pulls together the concepts covered by the practice of research security.

    The course includes useful case studies, summary of the roles and responsibilities of the research security team, and additional resources to help mature your research security program.

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