The mission of RMU's Information Security team is to deliver an information security program that helps safeguard the University's information and assets, while maintaining an open educational environment that is compliant with regulatory standards.

To accomplish this mission, the Information Security team has many goals, including the assessment of current policies and procedures, development of new policies to protect University resources, assistance in establishing and strengthening technical baselines to protect the Universities technical assets, reaction to incidents that endanger the Institute's information, proactively assessment and monitoring for possible security weaknesses, and education of the University community about relevant security threats.