# Trusted CI Experiences in Cybersecurity and Service to Open Science **Authors:** Andrew Adams (Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center), Kay Avila (NCSA), Jim, Basney (NCSA), Dana Brunson (Internet2), Robert Cowles (BrightLite, Information Security), Jeannette Dopheide (NCSA), Terry Fleury (NCSA), Elisa, Heymann (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Florence Hudson (Independent, Consultant), Craig Jackson (Indiana University), Ryan Kiser (Indiana, University), Mark Krenz (Indiana University), Jim Marsteller (Pittsburgh, Supercomputing Center), Barton P. Miller (University of Wisconsin-Madison),, Sean Peisert (Berkeley Lab), Scott Russell (Indiana University), Susan Sons, (Indiana University), Von Welch (Indiana University), John Zage (NCSA) arXiv: 1904.05383 ยท 2019-08-09 ## TL;DR This paper shares lessons learned from Trusted CI, a US NSF-funded initiative that provides cybersecurity leadership, training, and consulting to support open science communities. ## Contribution It offers insights into managing cybersecurity services and community engagement for open science through a centralized organization. ## Key findings - Effective strategies for cybersecurity in open science. - Challenges in serving a diverse scientific community. - Best practices for community engagement and service delivery. ## Abstract This article describes experiences and lessons learned from the Trusted CI project, funded by the US National Science Foundation to serve the community as the NSF Cybersecurity Center of Excellence. Trusted CI is an effort to address cybersecurity for the open science community through a single organization that provides leadership, training, consulting, and knowledge to that community. The article describes the experiences and lessons learned of Trusted CI regarding both cybersecurity for open science and managing the process of providing centralized services to a broad and diverse community. --- Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/1904.05383