🚀 Exciting update! Trusted CI wrapped up our Research Cybersecurity Cohort pilot, helping institutions assess and advance their security programs against complex research risks. Learn how! 🔗 blog.trustedci.org/2026/07/secu... #Security #Research

Securing the Future of Research: Trusted CI Wraps Pilot Cohort, Launches Second Round

Trusted CI has successfully completed its Research Cybersecurity Cohort pilot, designed to help research organizations address emerging rese...

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Excited to share the new report detailing our work on institution-wide research cybersecurity approaches from the EDUCAUSE CPPC workshop. You can access the full report and the webinar recording here! 💻 blog.trustedci.org/2026/07/trus... #HigherEd #InfoSec #Collaboration

⏰ LAST CALL: 2026-2027 Trusted CI Fellowship Applications! If you've been meaning to apply, please do so now! The application deadline is tomorrow, June 30, 2026. The program runs from October 2026 to May 2027 ➡️ Apply here: ssl.linklings.net/applications...

Meet Carlos Cabrera — a computing lecturer at Clemson University whose research is pushing the boundaries of biosecurity, from facial vein recognition to using brainwaves to detect deception. 🧠🔐 blog.trustedci.org/2026/06/fell...

2026 Trusted CI Fellows Program: Cybersecurity Beyond the Ivory Tower

The Trusted CI Fellows program is now accepting applications from professionals and post-doctoral researchers looking to build practical cyb...

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🔐 Are you a cybersecurity professional passionate about research? Trusted CI — the NSF Cybersecurity Center of Excellence — is now accepting applications for its 2027 Fellows Program. Learn moreL www.trustedci.org/fellows/about

Meet Marty Kandes — a Senior Computational and Data Science Research Specialist at the San Diego Supercomputer Center who every day with researchers, faculty, and students who rely on the HPC resources he supports. 💻 Read more: blog.trustedci.org/2026/06/2026...

2026 Trusted CI Fellows Program: Expanding Knowledge and Networks

The Trusted CI Fellows program is now accepting applications from professionals and post-doctoral researchers looking to build practical cyb...

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⏰ The Call for Proposals is open for the 2026 NSF Cybersecurity Summit — taking place October 27–29 in Irvine, CA. 📅 Deadline: Tuesday, June 30th - Apply now! www.trustedci.org/2026-cfp

Meet Nitin Sukhija — a professor who almost didn't apply to the @TrustedCI Fellows Program. Now he's giving talks on quantum ML applied to cybersecurity and inspiring his students to do the same. 🔐 Read more: blog.trustedci.org/2026/06/fell...

🔒 Trusted CI has updated its Guide to the Use of the Vendor Procurement Matrix — and it now explicitly references the HECVAT AI tab. 🔗 Read the full blog post here: blog.trustedci.org/2026/06/inco...

🔔 RRCoP Webinar | Wed 6/10 | 2PM ET / 11AM PT NSF's ~$75M research security initiatives — the SECURE Center & SECURE Analytics — explained by the people building them. Learn what's available & how to engage. 🔗 www.regulatedresearch.org/monthly-webi... #ResearchSecurity #NSF #RRCoP

Meet Pengyin Shan — a research software engineer without a cybersecurity background who joined the Trusted CI Fellows Program and is now researching AI-driven security threats in HPC environments. 🔐 Read more about her experience in the Trusted CI Fellows Program: lnkd.in/gf_4kXTg

Trusted CI recently partnered with the University of Alabama to host the first Regional Cybersecurity Summit in Tuscaloosa. 🔐Read more: blog.trustedci.org/2026/05/2026...

Trusted CI Hosts the First Regional Cybersecurity Summit at the University of Alabama

Last month, Trusted CI partnered with the University of Alabama to host the first Regional Cybersecurity Summit in Tuscaloosa. The two-day ...

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🎉 Trusted CI is thrilled to announce the 2026 Trusted CI Scholars! Read more: www.trustedci.org/2026-scholars

See how our partners at NSF CI Compass helped tackle the unique cyberinfrastructure challenges of a "data center" rolling 20 degrees in the open ocean. 🌐❄️ ci-compass.org/news-and-eve...

Rolling Cyberinfrastructure: How CI supports RV Sikuliaq’s data-gathering science mission

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Major and Mid-scale research facilities (MFs) tend to be located in “edge” environments, where sc...

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AI adoption among researchers has hit 84% globally in 2025 — but are governance frameworks keeping pace? 🤖 Our latest blog breaks down key AI governance & security frameworks and how research institutions can use them to deploy AI responsibly. blog.trustedci.org/2026/03/navi...

AI is revolutionizing scientific research — but the cybersecurity risks are real. 🔐 Trusted CI's new Secure Use of AI initiative is working to fill the guidance gap for research institutions and cyberinfrastructure orgs. Learn more: blog.trustedci.org/2026/03/trus...

📣 Don't miss it! The application deadline for the Trusted CI Scholars Program is tomorrow! The Trusted CI Scholars Program goes beyond technical training. It is about building a collaborative and innovative community of emerging leaders. Read more: blog.trustedci.org/2026/02/2026...

2026 Trusted CI Scholars Program Now Accepting Applications

As cybersecurity becomes increasingly vital across the scientific community, cultivating the next generation of cybersecurity leaders has ...

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From geophysics in Nigeria to AI-powered threat detection in U.S. banking systems—this woman’s journey shows how one bold pivot, and the right opportunity through the Trusted CI Scholars program, can expand careers while creating safer digital systems. Read her story shinstitute.org/expanding-op...

Expanding Opportunities, Creating Safer Systems - Sustainable Horizons Institute

Kofoworola Idowu had studied geophysics as an undergraduate, but when she pivoted to systems administration for an oil and gas servicing company in her home country of Nigeria, she developed a deep in...

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Meet a 2025 Trusted CI Scholar and hear about how the program impacted him: bsky.app/profile/sust...

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A University of Central Florida cybersecurity graduate student turned adversity into impact—using his experience and the Trusted CI Scholars program to champion accessible, “Secure by Design” systems that protect everyone. Read his compelling story: shinstitute.org/designing-cy...

⏰ Just a quick reminder that the application deadline for the Trusted CI Scholars Program is this Friday, March 2026. ⏰ Apply here: ssl.linklings.net/applications...

We're thrilled to announce that Drew Paine, our team member, has been selected as a fellow by the Better Scientific Software Fellowship Program! Read more: cs.lbl.gov/news-and-eve...

The NSF-funded SPHERE project recently partnered with Trusted CI for a week-long cybersecurity residency. This collaboration strengthened SPHERE's security posture through alignment with widely recognized best practices. Read more: blog.trustedci.org/2026/02/sphe...

SPHERE and Trusted CI Collaborate to Strengthen Research Security

In February 2026, the NSF-funded Security and Privacy Heterogeneous Environment for Reproducible Experimentation (SPHERE) project hosted a ...

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We are excited to announce the call for applications for our 2026 Trusted CI Scholars. Apply here: ssl.linklings.net/applications... 🗓️ Application deadline: Friday, March 6, 2026 📧 Questions? Reach out to scholars@trustedci.org #TrustedCI #Scholars #Cybersecurity #NSF #ResearchSecurity

Interested in reading more takeaways from Trusted CI's 2025 Annual Summit? Download the full Summit Report from zenodo.org/records/1848...

Next Wednesday (2/11), the monthly Regulated Research Community of Practice (RRCoP) webinar teaches us about the CMMC L2 Assessment. Join us! www.regulatedresearch.org/monthly-webi...

As we enter into 2026, Trusted CI leadership is excited to share some important updates regarding the expansion of our mission. Read more: blog.trustedci.org/2026/01/trus...

The second half of 2025 was incredibly productive for the Trusted CI team. After a successful cohort in the first half of 2025, Trusted CI shifted efforts to piloting two new kinds of assessments. Read more: blog.trustedci.org/2026/01/trus...

Trusted CI Completes Two Assessment Pilots with Cohort Graduates

The second half of 2025 was incredibly productive for the Trusted CI team. After a successful cohort in the first half of 2025, Trusted CI ...

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Trusted CI's Director Sean Peisert recently sat down with members of the Charles Babbage Institute at the University of Minnesota and recorded an oral history for the "Mining a Usable Past" project. Listen here: blog.trustedci.org/2026/01/peis...

Trusted CI Director contributes to oral history project

Trusted CI's Director Sean Peisert recently sat down with members of the Charles Babbage Institute at the University of Minnesota and record...

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Are you interested in learning ways to help your colleagues secure their academic research? Join us from October 20 – 23 and get hands-on experience in cybersecurity best practices from experts in the field. Learn more: www.trustedci.org/2025-nsf-cyb... @ncar-ucar.bsky.social

📣 Meet the 2025 Trusted CI Fellows! We've selected 10 individuals from a national pool to advance cybersecurity in open science. They'll receive recognition, training, and travel support to the 2025 NSF Cybersecurity Summit. Congrats! Learn more on our website: www.trustedci.org/2025-fellows