Cybersecurity Resources
Explore our cybersecurity resources, including reports, toolkits, tip sheets, videos, and further reading.
Cybersecurity in scholarly publishing moves quickly, and it can be hard to know where to turn for reliable, relevant guidance. This page brings together our curated resources in one place for anyone working to strengthen security across the research and publishing ecosystem.
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Toolkits, guides, tip sheets, and research reports to support you and your institution.
Toolkit for Librarians
A practical toolkit to help librarians open up conversations with their institution's security team on cybersecurity and piracy risks.
Cybersecurity Tips Sheet
A one-page summary of practical steps libraries and institutions can take to strengthen everyday security practice.
Cybersecurity and Academic Libraries Report 2025
Findings from SNSI’s international survey of 287 librarians and 20 CISOs on cybersecurity priorities in scholarly publishing.
IP Address Management Best Practice Guide
Guidance on managing institutional IP address ranges securely to protect access to licensed scholarly content.
CISO Research Report 2022
Findings from in-depth interviews with 11 university CISOs and ISOs across the UK, US, Europe, and Australia.
Libraries Research Report 2021
Our survey findings on cybersecurity awareness and practice among academic libraries.
Toolkit for IP address management and institutional collaboration
No satnav? No problem! How to build your own and navigate the complexities of digital access
What is keeping librarians and CISOs up at night?
In 2021 SNSI commissioned Shift Learning to conduct a study into attitudes and perceptions of cybercrime and piracy amongst librarians and CISOs.
SNSI Security Summit recordings
Catch up on sessions from past SNSI Security Summits, covering the latest thinking on cybersecurity in scholarly publishing and research.
Cybersecurity articles and reports
Useful articles and reports on cybersecurity in higher education, research, and scholarly publishing:
Higher Education 2026 Trends and Mitigation Guide
Includes findings on the rise in data breaches in the higher education sector. (Quorum Cyber, 2026.)
Cybersecurity and Academic Libraries: Findings from a Recent Survey
Our guest post for Scholarly Kitchen, summarising key findings from SNSI's 2022 library survey. (Scholarly Kitchen, 2022.)
The cyber threat to universities
A report from the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre. (NCSC, 2019.)
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Cybersecurity organizations
Further reading and resources are available from other organizations working on cybersecurity, including in research and higher education:
NCSC
The UK National Cyber Security Centre.
CISA
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
EDUCAUSE
A nonprofit association of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders focused on the use of technology in higher education (US).
REN-ISAC
The Research & Education Networks Information Sharing & Analysis Center (US).
JISC
A not-for-profit organisation that provides network and IT services and digital resources in support of further and higher education and research (UK).
Trusted CI
The National Science Foundation Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (US).
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