Research Security Maturity Assessment

Evaluate your program against industry best practices

What This Assessment Measures

This comprehensive assessment evaluates your research security program across six critical domains, measuring maturity from ad hoc/reactive (Level 1) to optimized/proactive (Level 5).

Governance & Policy

Leadership, policies, and organizational structure

6 questions

Foreign Collaboration Screening

Processes for vetting foreign partners and researchers

5 questions

Export Control Integration

Compliance with export control regulations

6 questions

Insider Threat Program

Detection and mitigation of insider risks

6 questions

Training & Awareness

Education programs for researchers and staff

6 questions

Incident Response

Processes for handling security incidents

6 questions

Maturity Levels

Level 1

Initial / Ad Hoc

Informal, reactive processes with minimal documentation

Level 2

Developing

Basic processes documented but inconsistently applied

Level 3

Defined

Standardized processes documented and generally followed

Level 4

Managed

Quantitatively managed with metrics and continuous improvement

Level 5

Optimizing

Proactive, data-driven optimization with industry leadership

What You'll Receive

• Overall maturity score with detailed category breakdowns

• Comparison against industry benchmarks

• Gap analysis highlighting priority improvement areas

• Prioritized recommendations with implementation guidance

• Downloadable assessment report for leadership

• Takes approximately 15-20 minutes to complete