Research Security

Reporting a Research Security Concern

Any issues related to research security should be promptly reported to the Research Compliance Office. Upon receipt of a research security concern, the Research Compliance Officer will immediately be reported to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for review. If, upon review of the reported issue, the CISO determines an incident has occurred, the CISO will follow the MTSU Cyber Incident Response Plan (CIRP). If no incident has occurred the CISO and Research Compliance Team may choose to appoint an investigative committee comprised of three (3) faculty and/or staff from outside the department of the reported issue and the Research Compliance Team to investigate and propose preventative processes to address the future occurrence of the issue.

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Contact Information

Research Compliance Office

compliance@mtsu.edu

615-494-8751

Deb Zsigalov

Chief Information Security Officer 

Deb.Zsigalov@mtsu.edu

615-898-2036

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Related Policies

Research Security Policy: https://www.mtsu.edu/policies/407-mtsu-research-security/

Export Control Policy: https://www.mtsu.edu/policies/p080/

Information Security Policy: https://www.mtsu.edu/policies/p920/

Information Technology Resources: https://www.mtsu.edu/policies/p910/