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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September 27, 2017 All Articles, Feature Articles 3
By Lisa Klock. In February 2017, several women and I launched the UC Santa Barbara Women in Technology (WIT) initiative, to promote women’s leadership, success, and economic advancement – in short, to empower women working in technology. Influenced by the…
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September 27, 2017 All Articles, Feature Articles 3
By Ann Kovalchick. There is no shortage of evidence that women in technology face particular challenges and barriers. The Center for Higher Education Chief Information Officers Studies (CHECS) conducts an annual survey of Higher Education CIO Roles and Effectiveness….
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September 20, 2017 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Sean Peisert, Karen Stocks, and Von Welch. Cyber attacks don’t just hit big corporations or governments or hospitals. Anything connected to networks is vulnerable, and that includes research and open science. In general, scientists who use computers and other…
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September 20, 2017 All Articles, Announcements/Events 0
UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) is offering two instructor-led Pink Elephant IT training courses this October and making them available to anyone in the UC system: Register for the ITIL Foundation Training – October 23 –…
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September 13, 2017 All Articles, Spotlights 0
By Ghanya Thomas. Three talented UC students learned about work at the Office of the President (UCOP) this summer as they completed internships with Information Technology Services (ITS). The students were sponsored through INROADS, a nonprofit provider that recruits…
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September 13, 2017 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Crystal Ross O’Hara. Risk and Safety Solutions was recently recognized by the Campus Safety Health and Environmental Management Association (CSHEMA), for excellence in innovation as well as marketing and communications. Risk and Safety Solutions received nine awards at…
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September 13, 2017 All Articles, Announcements/Events 0
You’re invited to the upcoming UC IT Town Hall, featuring San Diego Supercomputer Center’s Christine Kirkpatrick, as well as UC Santa Barbara CIO Matt Hall and UC CIO Tom Andriola. Join via Zoom. Date: September 26, 2017 Time: 10:00 –…
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