CIT maintains physical security procedures to limit access to the NIH Computer Center's Building 12 complex and the machine room to protect data from improper access by unauthorized individuals.
Contingency planning ensures that vital data can be recovered if a major physical disaster occurs.
All of the central systems have facilities to ensure data access security. Each user and account sponsor has a clear role in maintaining a responsible level of computing security. Users and sponsors are expected to take routine precautions to safeguard the privacy of the passwords and keywords that are required to access accounts and carry out other functions, and to report any suspected violations of this privacy to Computer Center security personnel. Users and account sponsors are responsible for using the appropriate security facilities provided to protect their sensitive data and applications. Although the account sponsors play a critical role in making users aware of their responsibilities regarding account security and access control, access and data security must be implemented through a partnership among CIT, the account sponsors, and the individual users.