The Internet is part of everyone’s life, every day. We use the Internet at work, home, for enjoyment, and to connect with those close to us. However, being constantly connected brings increased risk of theft, fraud, and abuse.
No country, industry, community, or individual is immune to cyber risks. As individuals, cybersecurity risks can threaten our finances, identity, and privacy. Universities, which are characterized by their openness based on academic freedom, are among the most widely attacked targets.
Our way of life depends on critical infrastructure and the digital technology that operates it. The University takes steps to ensure the security of our infrastructure and systems, but cybersecurity is a shared responsibility, and everyone can take a few simple steps to make the Internet more secure!
You can connect with our Security Operations Center directly at security@ucsb.edu.
Visit our IT Security at UC Santa Barbara page for more details.
Software & Tools
Our Security Team can handle today's most pressing digital threats with the latest IT security technology. The team can consult your department or assist if your digital assets have been compromised due to any hacking or phishing attacks. Please contact our Security Operations Center with any questions or concerns at security@ucsb.edu.
Building Access Control
As a Department Access Controller [DAC] you can ask for Building Access Control [BAC] support via a ServiceNow catalog. Only DACs can view the service offerings since it is expected that your users go through the access protocols you have in place for your secured areas.
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) with Duo
UC Santa Barbara offers multi-factor authentication and security portals to protect logins for products and services across campus.
UTM (Unified Threat Management) - Palo Alto Networks
The UCSB campus network is protected by Unified Threat Management (UTM) service on firewalls from Palo Alto Networks.
Inbound and outbound network traffic to known malicious IP addresses is blocked by the firewalls.
In addition to traditional firewall protections, the UTM can identify specific applications (App-ID) and provides threat protection for systems on the campus network - including antivirus, anti-spyware, vulnerability protections, Wildfire analysis and URL filtering. URL filtering blocks access to websites that may contain harmful malware or phishing content.
Virtual Private Network (Remote Access VPN)
A VPN is a Virtual Private Network. A VPN is an alternative to a truly private network, where someone completely owns the infrastructure (i.e., wires) between locations and no one else can use it. UCSB has its Campus VPN service, to which you can configure access from your device.
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
With the ongoing prevalence of data breaches and the greater sophistication and pervasiveness of malware, particularly ransomware, the UC system has enhanced legacy endpoint security (anti-virus or anti-malware) with next-generation endpoint protection. The UCSB Security Operations Center (SOC) provides endpoint security monitoring through an advanced Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tool. The Trellix (formerly FireEye) Endpoint Security (TES) platform is designed to address these new sophisticated attacks with features that go well beyond the capabilities of traditional malware protection.
VSaaS - Video Security as a Service
ITS has partnered with a commercial Video Surveillance provider to deliver a managed, supported, scalable, and cost-efficient one-stop service.