Computing & Information Services
Office Locations
Brown University
Box 1885
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: (401) 863-7247
Fax: (401) 863-7329
CIS_Reception@brown.edu

CIS Help Desk
Telephone: (401) 863-4357
help@brown.edu

Information Security for Brown University

The Information Security Group (ISG) is the central contact for all security-related issues at Brown University. The roles and responsibilities of the ISG include:

Advocate for utilizing security best practices in the electronic environment
Directing all network security audits and tasks
Providing technical vision and leadership in support of the continued development of Brown's IT security architecture
Support of and collaboration with the University's information technology specialists, in both central services and departmental settings.
Consultation with key staff from University business offices to develop policies and best practices in support of Brown's technology infrastructure

The ISG is the prime contact for security breaches, which would include but not be limited to:

Security attacks that compromise a personal computer
Compromises of Brown's computing systems or its network
Computing activities that do not comply with established policies, including copyright infringement, harassment of others via email, breaching another's privacy, or capturing other users' passwords, as specified in Brown's Acceptable Use Policy

For further assistance, please contact:

ISG@brown.edu for general information security questions or to report a computing security incident
ITPolicy@brown.edu for questions regarding policy questions
CIS Help Desk (3-HELP) for other computing concerns