Cybersecurity & Digital Risk

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Womxn Rock IT 2025 – the women driving change at information technology at UC

Women who rock IT

The UC Womxn in Technology (WIT) Committee is excited to highlight the remarkable contributions of women in IT across the UC system through the annual “UC Womxn Rock IT” blog article. This year, the local WIT chapters nominated either an…
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2025 UC Cybersecurity Summit Goes Virtual – August 19 and 20 – SAVE THE DATE

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The 2025 Cybersecurity Summit, held this year in August, will be virtual. This decision aligns with the University’s ongoing efforts to implement cost-saving measures. 

Updated programming

While we value the benefits of in-person meetings, collaboration, and learning, our past…
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Spotlight on UC Security Leaders – Excerpt From the 2024 Cyber Risk Program Annual Report

April Sather and Allison Henry, ORBIES finalists

This story, and associated stories, appear in the 2024 Cyber Risk Program Annual Report. Read the report in its entirety here: https://security.ucop.edu/files/documents/2024-annual-report.pdf In the recently published Cyber Risk Program Annual Report, we spotlighted two UC security leaders…
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UCI Health CTO Jim Davis on the Successful Cloud Migration of Patient Call Centers – One Year After Go-Live

Jim Davis

UC Irvine Health (UCI Health) recently migrated its patient call centers to the cloud—a major milestone in modernizing patient interactions, enhancing security, and improving efficiency. Led by Jim Davis, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of UCI Health, the transition marks more…
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Driving Innovation: Cybersecurity Enhancements Across UC – Excerpt From the 2024 Cyber Risk Program Annual Report

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A version of this story, and associated stories, appear in the 2024 Cyber Risk Program Annual Report. Read the report in its entirety here: https://security.ucop.edu/files/documents/2024-annual-report.pdf

Improving UC’s security posture

As cybersecurity threats become increasingly sophisticated,…
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2024 Cyber Risk Program Annual Report: Showcasing the Innovators, Tools, and Strategies Securing UC

2024 Cyber Risk Program Annual Report

The newly published 2024 Cyber Risk Program Annual Report highlights the initiatives, people, services and tools that manage and reduce cyber risk at every UC campus, health center, and lab.  

Highlighting UC stories and successes 

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National Data Privacy Week: Introducing Al Lavassani and his vision for privacy at UC Office of the President

Al Lavassani

National Data Privacy Week, held annually during the last week of January, focuses on raising awareness about the importance of data protection since it was established in 2008. The week serves as a reminder for individuals and organizations to improve…
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NEWS: Unique Semi-Truck Tour at UC Irvine Equips Students for Success in Cybersecurity

Cyber@UCI Club inside cybersecurity semi-truck

In celebration of Cybersecurity Awareness Month and in collaboration with the UC Cyber Security Summit held this year at UC Irvine, members of the Cyber@UCI Club experienced an immersive tour of a cutting-edge cybersecurity command center located inside of a…
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15th Cyber Security Summit – Insights and Innovations

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On October 9, 2024, on the UC Irvine campus, over 200 attendees gathered for the 15th Cyber Security Summit. This year’s event, true to its theme Protecting Today, Innovating Tomorrow, served as a platform for information security professionals from the…
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UC Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) practitioners complete UC Tech Academy Applied Intelligence Mentorship (AIM) program

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In May 2024, UC cyber threat intelligence (CTI) practitioners from across the University of California completed the UC Tech Academy: Applied Intelligence Mentorship (AIM) Program, an eight-month program offered through a partnership between the UC Cyber-risk…
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