About Information Security

The ISO Mission
Pepperdine Information Security Office's (ISO) mission is to help our colleagues protect
student data and maintain trust in the University. ISO collaborates with various departments
on a wide range of security-related issues and practices to help manage risk and support
secure, sustainable technology services that meet Pepperdine's needs.
Strategic Goals
To accomplish our mission, ISO has three strategic goals:

Safeguard
Help colleagues preserve trust in the University through data confidentiality by safeguarding our competitive edge in recruitment and advancement.

Enhance
Create concise, auditable security standards and procedures to safeguard data integrity and enhance data protection and legal compliance.

Defend
Protect critical systems availability and underlying infrastructure by defending business uptime.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or issues, please reach out to the Pepperdine Information Security Office by calling 310.506.4040. If we do not answer, please leave your question as a voicemail along with your contact information.
If this is an emergency, please see our Report Incident page for more details.