Summary
As smaller, teaching-focused institutions increasingly expand their research missions, they face critical challenges in securing sensitive research data, maintaining operational resilience, and meeting evolving compliance obligations. The ForCORE (Fortifying Cyberinfrastructure for Research and Education) project directly addresses these issues by implementing scalable, risk-based security solutions that preserve usability while defending against sophisticated cyber threats. Led by Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida, the approach focuses on securing scientific workflows and e