Services by category
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Application security
Secure applications, websites and services.
- Capability enabling users to protect their U of T accounts with two-factor authentication. 
- Service offering digital certificates to verify identity and establish secure network connections. 
- Scanning service allowing IT teams to identify security vulnerabilities in their environment. 
- U of T’s single sign-on service that allows users to log in once and access multiple applications. 
Consulting and education
Information security advising and outreach.
- Consultation service for units to assess risks related to projects and third-party vendors. 
- Information security advisory and support services available to researchers and support staff. 
- Synchronous training, workshops and information sessions to help research teams protect their intellectual property. 
- Guidance and support related to maturing your risk management or identifying and managing risks. 
- This service offers foundational training to enhance knowledge and practice of information security. 
- Online information security incident response training available to all U of T groups and departments. 
Data protection
Protect the integrity, confidentiality and availability of data assets.
- In-depth examination of digital devices in support of incident response or threat investigations. 
Identity and access management
Manage identities, roles and access to information resources.
- Central service that allows staff and faculty to manage access through groups. 
- System storing information on user accounts and resources to manage access and security policies. 
- Multi-platform tool to securely organize and store your passwords. 
- Central capability for managing identities and role-based access authorization to U of T resources. 
- Capability enabling users to protect their U of T accounts with two-factor authentication. 
- Capability allowing users to set a preferred name for services that don’t require a legal name. 
- Unique user identifier used with a password to validate identity for many U of T services. 
- U of T’s single sign-on service that allows users to log in once and access multiple applications. 
Infrastructure protection
Secure networks, servers and other infrastructure assets.
- Provides next-generation anti-virus protection and response to cyberattacks for University-owned user devices and servers. 
- In-depth examination of digital devices in support of incident response or threat investigations. 
- Capability enabling users to protect their U of T accounts with two-factor authentication. 
- Service offering digital certificates to verify identity and establish secure network connections. 
- Scanning service allowing IT teams to identify security vulnerabilities in their environment. 
Research information security
Information security guidance and resources for researchers.
- Guided identification of potential security risks, threats and gaps related to your research project. 
- Assists with generating security documentation required as part of funding applications and research agreements. 
- Information security advisory and support services available to researchers and support staff. 
- Synchronous training, workshops and information sessions to help research teams protect their intellectual property. 
Risk management
Assess and manage risk to your data and digital assets.
- Consultation service for units to assess risks related to projects and third-party vendors. 
- Assessment to determine the privacy impact of information technology related to personal information. 
- Guidance and support related to maturing your risk management or identifying and managing risks. 
Secure remote access
Securely connect to networks, systems and applications from wherever you are.
- Secure remote access to network resources for the - U of T community.
Self-service
Services which do not require the assistance of Information Security staff to fulfil.
- Capability enabling users to protect their U of T accounts with two-factor authentication. 
- Capability allowing users to set a preferred name for services that don’t require a legal name. 
Threat detection and response
Protect systems and data from attack.
- Provides next-generation anti-virus protection and response to cyberattacks for University-owned user devices and servers. 
- In-depth examination of digital devices in support of incident response or threat investigations. 
- Service that monitors and responds to potentially compromised systems and user accounts. 
- Online information security incident response training available to all U of T groups and departments. 


