October 4, 2016 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Wayne Fischer, Sr. Information Security Analyst, UC Davis. Ransomware is a type of malicious software (malware) that denies a user access to their system or files and demands payment to regain access. It is a threat to everyone because…
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September 29, 2016 All Articles, Spotlights 1
Posted by Alison Spencer, UCB student intern, UCOP. Twenty-five years ago, Calit2 research scientist Tom DeFanti (pictured right) dreamed of building 3-D telephone booths. He envisioned using them to talk to multiple people at once and to transport immersive scenes…
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September 15, 2016 All Articles, Spotlights 0
Posted by Karishma Morabia, UCB student intern, UCOP. As a high school junior, Maria Andrade took the Strong Interest Inventory Test and matched with computer engineering. After some research, she became highly motivated to pursue it as a career. Fresh…
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September 8, 2016 All Articles, Announcements/Events 0
You are invited to join the upcoming UC IT Town Hall either via webstream or in person. Date: September 9, 2016 Time: 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Agenda IT in Support of the Mission (Rachael Nava, Vice President and Chief Operating…
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September 7, 2016 All Articles, Announcements/Events 5
Last year the CIOs and I sponsored the first UC IT Leadership, Innovation and Collaboration Program for over 30 emerging leaders in IT across the UC system. Based on the resounding success of that program, I am pleased to…
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August 23, 2016 All Articles, Announcements/Events 5
Date: Tuesday, August 30 Time: 2 – 3 p.m. How do you put out IT fires, manage staff computers, updates, and the world with 3 staff employees, and new untrained student helpers each year? I don’t know either, yet…
Read more about Upcoming Webinar: Lions, Tigers, Patches, and Inventory. Oh My!
August 9, 2016 All Articles, Feature Articles 6
Posted by Tom Andriola, UC CIO. UC competes for IT talent with the most innovative technology firms in California. And so recruitment can be an ongoing challenge for CIOs and their managers. But UC is a very attractive place to…
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July 12, 2016 All Articles, Announcements/Events 1
Ten teams across the University of California won the 2016 Larry L. Sautter Award for using information technology to make university operations more effective and efficient and to better serve faculty, staff, students and patients. Systemwide Chief Information Officer…
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I was invited to participate on one of several panels providing input to the Presidential Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity about securing the future of the digital economy. The event took place June 21 at the UCB Center for Long-Term…
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I had a great time at UBTech 2016 in Las Vegas – they even had an Elvis impersonator at the conference! On the serious side, I was asked to give the keynote about the changing CIO role and…
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