Research security—the ability to identify risks to research processes and outputs and take measures to mitigate them—is a longstanding concern for the research community and its stakeholders, from individuals to national governments. Although openness and collaboration are essential for advancing research, greater openness can also lead to greater risks. Securing digital data, knowledge, and other intangible outputs is especially challenging. This was made evident during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the pivot to virtual work environments and unprecedented levels of global collaboration and research sharing was accompanied by increased security threats (see “Open Scholarship and COVID-19”).

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Original publication: Winter, Caroline. "Research Security and Open Scholarship in Canada." Open Scholarship Policy Observatory, 17 Nov. 2023, https://ospolicyobservatory.uvic.ca/research-security-and-os-in-canada/.

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