Protecting sensitive and confidential Rice information is critical to the university’s success and is the responsibility of all members of the Rice community.

Information Security Office

The Information Security Office protects the electronic assets of Rice University. The ISO staff maintain information confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic data, resources, and communications. The office defends against issues that impact the security of the technology infrastructure using virus and spam prevention, system intrusion detection, and forensics. Security staff also offer guidance and specific protection measures to the Rice community.

Visit the Rice Information Security Office web site to read policies, best practices, and more.

Report an IT Security Incident

Prevent a security crisis by reporting an incident to OIT.