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October 23, 2015
All ArticlesInformation Security, Linh Sithihao, UC Irvine, UCI
Posted by Linh Sithihao, Information Security Officer, UC Irvine Health. The ever increasing usage of mobile devices provides convenience to the workforce. However, cybercriminal activity targeting mobile devices and data privacy can have dire consequences, including tracking users, stealing mission…
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October 21, 2015
All ArticlesTom Andriola, UC CIO, UC Irvine, UC IT Innovate Symposium, UCI
Ten excited IT service teams gathered at UCI on October 9 to pitch IT services – maybe a secure cloud, or student voting system, or website SaaS – and convince an expert panel that the services could be expanded to…
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October 20, 2015
All ArticlesData Science, Kevin Koy, UC Berkeley, UCB, webinar
Date: Wednesday, October 28 Time: 2 – 3 p.m. Presenter: Kevin Koy, Executive Director of the Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) The Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) is a central hub of research and education at UC Berkeley…
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October 15, 2015
All ArticlesCybersecurity, Dewight Kramer, Patching
Posted by Dewight F. Kramer, Information Security Consultant, UCD. It should be no surprise that patching, both operating systems and applications, is arguably one of the best things that can be done for increasing cybersecurity. The Verizon 2015 Data Breach…
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October 13, 2015
All Articles, SpotlightsAlexa Rivetti, CISO, Nicholas Turley, UC Riverside, UCR
Posted by Alexa Rivetti, UCB Student Intern, UCOP. Nicholas Turley talks about his experience as UC Riverside’s newest Chief Information Security Officer. He’s already made a mark in the UC security world: he and his teammates Jonathan Ocab and Vasken…
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October 8, 2015
All ArticlesInformation Security, Julie Goldstein, Phishing
Adapted from an article submitted by Julie Goldstein, Manager, ITS Client Services and Security, UCSC. High-profile data breaches occur in all industries: the federal government, big corporations, the entertainment industry, higher ed… A recent analysis of the Dec. 2013
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October 1, 2015
All ArticlesCybersecurity, Greg Fellin, UC Merced, UCM
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. Each week the UC IT Blog will feature a cyber security message by UC security and policy personnel. Posted by Greg Fellin, IT Policy Coordinator, UCM. We all know that having a…
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September 29, 2015
All ArticlesJames Kent Dudek, One IT, UC Berkeley, UCB
Posted by James Kent Dudek, Director of Organizational Strategy, UCB. UC Berkeley’s central IT division began work on an IT action plan, in 2013, under the leadership of a new CIO. One prominent issue arose, as it had for…
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September 22, 2015
All ArticlesServiceNow, Shirley Bittlingmeier, SNUG
Posted by Shirley Bittlingmeier, Client Services Officer, UCOP. Fondly called the SNUG, the ServiceNow Users Group – about 20 IT Service Management staff and ServiceNow developers from all UC locations – held a mini conference immediately after the UCCSC….
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September 15, 2015
All ArticlesCandace Jones, Larry Conrad, Mike Pfeffer, UC IT Town Hall, UCOP
Last Friday, September 11, we held the UC IT Town Hall. Many people joined remotely from around the UC system as well as in person at UCOP. Larry Conrad, Chair of the UC IT Leadership Council (ITLC) and…
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