Service overview

Service for:
  • Faculty & librarians
  • Staff
  • Students
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Research cyber security consultations are virtual (or, if required, in person) meetings between RISP and researchers, research-supporting staff, project teams or students. During a consultation, RISP will answer your security questions/concerns and provide you with current guidance based on the University of Toronto’s policies, standards, procedures and guidelines, as well as general cyber security best practices.

Consultation areas

  • Classification of research data according to the university’s Data Classification Standard
  • Cyber security best practices
  • University of Toronto security requirements
  • Sponsor and partner-based security and privacy requirements
  • Agreement and contract-based security and privacy requirements
  • Security posture of research project
  • Potential threats to intellectual property and research project
  • Advocate for the interests of the research community regarding cyber security requirements

Last modified: March 17, 2026