Patents, copyrights, know-how and disclosures are all important parts of university research. Make sure research notes and other confidential data are protected from online view and within any contractual agreement. Mobile equipment (laptop) is not appropriate to store informationlike research due to the ease of loss.
IPS has developed Security Standards for Networked Devices, which can provide guidance when handling confidential research data. For more information please visit http://rusecure.rutgers.edu/content/draft-minimum-security-standards-networked-devices Stop. Think. Secure IT!