The Legal Guide to Cybersecurity Research contains tools to assist cybersecurity researchers, institutional review boards (IRBs), legal counsel, and others in understanding the legal and policy considerations associated with researchers obtaining and using network communications data in cybersecurity research and development (R&D). The book provides researchers tools that can help analyze legal and policy considerations, and understand possible legal protective measures. These measures may be utilized to better manage risks associated with the use of networks communications datasets in cybersecurity R&D.