About The Security Team 

The Information Security Team (SEC) partners with OIT and other institutional stakeholders to protect the confidentiality, integrity, availability, and privacy of PSU information.

The SEC Team coordinates the University’s information security program, provides 24x7 incident response services, identifies computer system vulnerabilities, and alerts and advises University users of technological threats.

It also establishes policies and procedures for the prevention, identification, analysis, and mitigation of security risks.

Team Members 

•  Gary Sandine - Chief Information Security Officer 

•  Max Parmer - Security Team Manager 

•  Nicole Varnell - Information Security Compliance Program Officer 

•  Sam Zeigler -  Information Security Analyst 

•  Nida Mariam Sheikh Aslam - Graduate Research Assistant