October 25, 2017 All Articles, Announcements/Events 0
By Greg Loge. UC staff may register for the SANS course, SEC505: Securing Windows and PowerShell Automation, January 29 – February 3, 2018, for only $1,180. This greatly reduced rate (down from over $5,000) is made available by Risk…
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October 25, 2017 All Articles, Spotlights 1
By Reign Nelson. John Virden became chief information security officer (CISO) at the University of California, Riverside, earlier this year. He has been in information security for over 20 years, starting in the US Navy, where he earned his master’s…
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October 18, 2017 All Articles, Feature Articles 1
By Julie Goldstein. Every new cyber-attack or scam seems to be accompanied by a barrage of cybersecurity tips, pointers, dos and don’ts that we’re expected to follow to keep ourselves and our families safe and secure. While sometimes specific tips…
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October 18, 2017 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Leslie Yuan and Anirvan Chatterjee. The research technology team at UCSF’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) recently launched a website for UCSF’s clinical studies. The goal was an easy-to-use site where people could search through all clinical…
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October 18, 2017 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
Social media is ubiquitous, yet there’s still so much to learn about its best practices! It’s easy to forget that what one writes online, tends stay online for a long time. This cute blue robot from UCLA will share some…
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October 11, 2017 All Articles, Spotlights 1
By Reign Nelson. Jeanie Larson is the chief information security officer (CISO) at UC Davis Health. She majored in computer science and math at the University of Idaho and has been “doing cybersecurity stuff” since around 1985. She was one…
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October 11, 2017 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
Do you have servers running under desks on your campus? We did! But UC Santa Cruz has found a way to provide technologists with both the resources of the Data Center, and the flexibility and agility of the cloud through…
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October 11, 2017 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
The Higher Education Information Security Council (HEISC), along with EDUCAUSE and Internet2, held its annual Information Security Awareness Video & Poster Contest, an event that allows college students to win prizes, gain experience, and earn recognition by creating a PSA…
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October 4, 2017 All Articles, Spotlights 0
By Reign Nelson. In February 2017, the University of California, San Diego, welcomed Mike Corn to the position of chief information security officer (CISO). Corn began his security career at the University of Illinois as CISO for the Urbana campus…
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October 4, 2017 All Articles, Announcements/Events 0
By Julie Goldstein. 2017 marks the fourteenth year of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM). The goal of NCSAM – celebrated every October – is to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity and give all Americans the resources they…
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