The XSEDE Security Operations Home Page
Mission Statement
The Cybersecurity Security (SecOps) group protects the confidentiality, integrity and availability of XSEDE resources and services.
KPIs and Metrics
KPI (L2) | Target |
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Hours of downtime with direct user impacts from an XSEDE security incident. | 0 hrs |
Other Metrics | Target |
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Hours of downtime WITHOUT direct user impacts from an XSEDE (affects central service or multiple SPs) security incident | < 24 hrs/quarter |
XSEDE account exposures | < 10 /quarter |
Time, beyond 24 hours, to disable XSEDE accounts | 0 hrs /per compromise |
Team Members
Name | Institution | Position | |
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Derek Simmel | Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) | Co-manager | dsimmel@psc.edu |
Alex Withers | National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) | Co-manager | alexw1@illinois.edu |
Chris Clausen | National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) | Security engineer | |
Shane Filus | Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) | Security engineer | Filus@psc.edu |
Terry Fleury | National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) | Security engineer | tfleury@illinois.edu |
Scott Sakai | San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) | Security engineer | |
Brian Hom | San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) | Security engineer | bhom@sdsc.edu |
Patrick Storm | Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) | Security engineer | storm@tacc.utexas.edu |
Gary Rogers | National Institute for Computational Sciences (NICS) | Security engineer | grogers3@utk.edu |
Paul Guder | National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) | KDC System Admin | |
Erick McGhee | National Institute for Computational Sciences (NICS) | Security engineer | emcghee5@utk.edu |
Communication & Meetings
The XSEDE Trust Group meets weekly at 3pm ET on Mondays.
The XSEDE SecOps and SysOps L3s meet Tuesdays at 3:30 ET.
The XSEDE Security Working Group meets bi-weekly on Thursdays at 4pm ET.
Published Documentation
New Staff Orientation
XSEDE Security Working Group Service Provider (SP) Guide & FAQ
Child Pages
- XSEDE SecOps Activities
- XES Vulnerability Resolution Procedures
- Draft XSEDE Security FAQ
- Account suspension and reactivation procedures