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President Drake shares new UC Health guidelines for the responsible use of health data

June 26, 2024 All Articles, Cybersecurity & Digital Risk, Projects & Initiatives, , ,

President Michael V Drake Portrait

UC Health release data governance guidelines

On May 1, 2024, President Michael V. Drake, MD issued new health data governance guidelines, part of the 2024 UC Health Data Governance Task Force Report. The Report provided specific recommendations on…
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INTERVIEW: Tina Austin, UCLA lecturer: classroom innovations using generative AI

June 26, 2024 All Articles, , , , ,

Tina Austin, UCLA lecturer, "I work to ensure my students are educated users of AI, asking touch questions before deciding to use it"

UC Tech News had the opportunity to interview Tina Austin, Regenerative Medicine and Ethics lecturer, UCLA, on cutting edge techniques she has developed using AI for the classroom. She pointed out that the field is advancing so quickly that the…
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UC Tech Conference 2024 – Oct 27-29 – REGISTER NOW

June 26, 2024 All Articles, Announcements/Events, People & Culture, People and Management, , ,

UC Tech Registration open

The registration link for the 2024 UC Tech Annual Conference is live! Spots will fill up fast, so be sure to register soon to secure your spot. 

UC Tech Conference 2024

Sunday, October 27 – Tuesday, October 29, 2024Host:…
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Damian Luna Joins UC Office of the President to Develop Security Risk Assessment Unit

June 25, 2024 All Articles, Announcements/Events, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity & Digital Risk, People & Culture, People and Management, , , , ,

Damian Luna, CISSP, CISM, CRISC, Cyber Risk Assessment Unit Manager

According to the 2023 IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report, the average cost of a data breach in 2023 was $4.45M. This is one reason companies and organizations perform regular security risk assessments, which typically involve identifying, assessing, and…
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University of California at the cybersecurity RSA Conference 2024

June 7, 2024 All Articles, Announcements/Events, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity & Digital Risk, , ,

2 attendees of RSA conference

Over 41,000 attendees – including 650 speakers across 425 sessions and 600 exhibitors – gathered at the RSA Conference (RSAC) 2024 on May 6-9 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. This was RSA Conference’s 33rd annual event.   The RSA…
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Process Palooza 2024 Registration, August 21-22 – REGISTER NOW

May 30, 2024 All Articles, Announcements/Events, People & Culture, People and Management,

Process Palooza August 21-22, 2024

Process Palooza, hosted by UC San Diego, is a high-energy collaborative experience showcasing the power of continuous improvement. Come join the two-day program, August 21-22, 2024, at UC San Diego. Registration for Process Palooza 2024 is filling up fast, so…
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TritonGPT: shaping the future at UC San Diego through student innovation

May 30, 2024 All Articles, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity & Digital Risk, Emerging Technologies, ,

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By Shannon Prior, UC San Diego. TritonGPT is a testament to innovation at UC San Diego, developed by a dedicated team of student engineers. This suite of AI Assistants is not just another technological advancement; it’s specifically tailored to meet…
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UC Santa Barbara Leads $20M AI Cybersecurity Initiative

May 22, 2024 All Articles, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity & Digital Risk, , , , ,

Robot image from 2023 cyberrisk program annual report

UC Santa Barbara is leading a $20 million research institute for next-level AI-powered cybersecurity. This groundbreaking project, Agent-based Cyber Threat Intelligence and Operation (ACTION), is an effort to bring continuous learning and reasoning of AI to security threats. The project…
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