November 30, 2022 All Articles
By Lara Bloom. On August 15, 2022, UC Santa Barbara welcomed Josh Bright as their third Associate Vice Chancellor for Information Technology (IT) and Chief Information Officer (CIO). Bright is deeply committed to the University of California (UC) and its…
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November 29, 2022 All Articles
By Andrea McColl and Esther Silver. To the uninformed, it might seem that the goals of digital accessibility and cybersecurity would be rivals. After all, isn’t accessibility about making it easier for people to come in, and cybersecurity about keeping…
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November 22, 2022 All Articles
By Syliva Condro. November is Native American Heritage Month. Enjoy a collection of UC campus land acknowledgments to learn more about the historical culture and the contemporary presence of indigenous people in our area. Take a moment to review Read more about Celebrating Native American Heritage Month via Campus Land Acknowledgements
November 22, 2022 All Articles
The UC Office of the President department of Graduate, Undergraduate and Equity Affairs (GUEA) is hosting its third online seminar on the UC Presidential Policy on Gender Recognition and Lived Name (GRLN) policy and procedures on Thursday, December 8th,…
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November 16, 2022 All Articles
Kyle Castle, desktop support analyst at UC Irvine, has been serving a six-year contract with the US Army Reserve from 2018-2024. He traveled from Irvine, California to South Carolina for basic training and then to Georgia to the US Army…
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November 16, 2022 All Articles
Thank you to all the UC IT veterans, reservists and their colleagues for providing your news this month. We look forward to learning more about veterans in the community any time. Feel free to read a recent blog post on how…
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Name: Matthew Linzer Identity: Veteran Job Title/Role/Location: Information Security Manager, UCOP ITS Systemwide Information Security Office Background: US Navy Are there any UC events or new sources that you suggest we share? Yes, please share the following: Cybersecurity is…
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Way back in 2020 we aired a roundtable discussion between Ynez Hicks, James Seddon, and Paul Krueger, three of our staff who also claim the distinction of being veterans. It was such a great discussion that we decided to bring…
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By Wendy Rager and Adrian Mohuczy-Dominiak. The Cyber-Risk Coordination Center (C3), responsible for enhancing cybersecurity system wide and hosts of the Cyber Security Summit, recently won the inaugural UC Tech Awards Program Golden Award for IT Security. Their quick and…
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The UC IT blog team is happy it is November and celebrating a number of communities, including yours. November 11 is Veterans Day. The month also provides an opportunity to recognize Native American and Filipino heritage, not to mention our…
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