UCSF IT Technology

Because UC is a global organization, employees frequently travel domestically and abroad. UCOP has created the UCGO site at https://www.ucgo.org/ to (1) help facilitate this travel and (2) provide health and safety guidance and other critical resources while employees are traveling

Multiple methods for deploying whole-disk encryptions are used at UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Campus. The list of computer encryptions below is ordered by most to least well-used. For additional information regarding encryption, visit our Encryption FAQs.

UC is a global organization, so employees often travel domestically and abroad.

Chromebooks are unique devices that, considering their architecture from both a security and a service standpoint, warrant caution in using them for UCSF business. Chromebooks use local encryption by default (although it is system-level and not full-disk) and are architected against malware. However, there are challenges from a regulatory risk perspective.

For more details about participating in our awareness campaign (and winning prizes), visit the  Awareness Site.