Our tenets
These are the founding principles that guide our work at ASU and beyond.
ASU Information Security and Digital Trust
To truly respect the user, we must respect their data.
As more of our learning, working and living takes place in the digital realm, what and who do you trust? ASU Information Security and Digital Trust (ISDT) is grounded in transparency, security, privacy and empowerment to foster relationships of trust: trust between our institutions, learners and staff; trust between learners and employers; trust between our institutions and the workforce.
ASU’s ISDT leads work and initiatives that uniquely influence our constituents’ experience of digital life. We aim to lead by example with our own commitment to digital trust by providing transparency and clarity around our practices that require trust.
Our tenets in action
These examples are concrete projects, initiatives and events developing and impacting a new vision of information security and digital trust at ASU.
Our leadership
Providing the vision and strategy to move forward our tenets in action and guide the development of new initiatives at Enterprise Technology and ASU:
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Lester GodseyChief Information Security Officer |
In the news
Dive into recent events, discussions and activities exploring the concepts of data privacy, cybersecurity and learner empowerment:
The atmosphere is filled with excitement as more than 22,000 Arizona State University students graduate today, cheered on by family members, friends and faculty celebrating their life-changing milestone. The applause, music and cheering as dozens of…
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Originally published in ASU News; republished in The AI Journey at ASU, AI in motion (vol. 4)Across Arizona State University, artificial intelligence has moved beyond discussion. It is now designed, tailored and activated by the people who rely on…
This originally published in The AI Journey at ASU, AI in motion (vol. 4) Arizona State University President Michael M. Crow authored a foreword for the spring 2026 installment of The AI Journey at ASU. These insights provide an inside look at…
Originally published in ASU News; reprinted with permission in The AI Journey, AI in motion (vol.4)Arizona State University is continuing the legacy of scientist, conservationist and ethologist Jane Goodall by bringing decades of research into the…
Arizona State University students and faculty now can add another professional-grade artificial intelligence-powered technology to their growing toolsets. Kiro provides an agentic coding assistant powered by AI that helps developers build…
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AI is evolving fast. At Arizona State University, students are keeping up with the technology while learning how to lead responsibly.The Principled AI Spark Challenge, an ethical AI hackathon hosted by ASU Enterprise Technology, invited ASU AI…