Tag Archive: Cybersecurity

NEWS: Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2024: Protecting Our Digital Lives

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In today’s digital age, we often overlook how artificial intelligence (AI) can play a pivotal role in enhancing our cybersecurity measures. As cyber threats continue to evolve, so too must our defenses.

The role of AI in cybersecurity

AI excels…
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NEWS: A sobering look at how cyberattacks on healthcare systems effect patients 

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If you attended the virtual August 14th Information Technology Policy and Security (ITPS) meeting, you heard a startling and informative presentation from a UC San Diego physician about cyberattacks and healthcare.   In his presentation Leeches,…
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NEWS: UC Cyber Champions Group gathers for the first time for SANS Institute “Managing Human Risk” training at UCLA

Participants in SANS training at UCLA

When Cecelia Finney, Manager, Systemwide Human Risk Management and Strategy at the University of California, Office of the President (UCOP), took the Managing Human Risk course through the SANS Institute (SANS), she knew she had to find a way to…
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EVENT: Responsible AI and machine learning, evolving cybersecurity trends among topics at 2024 UC Cyber Security Summit Oct. 9  

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This year, on October 9th, stakeholders and thought leaders from across UC will be gathering in the Pacific Ballroom at the UCI Student Center for the 15th UC Cyber Security Summit. Topics this year will include: trends in the evolving…
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NEWS: 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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EVENT: Early Bird Registration Extended to 8/2/24 for 2024 UC Cyber Security Summit on October 9

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The UC Cyber Security Summit was originally born out of the need to connect cyber security professionals across UC in order to discuss ideas and best practices, share information, and learn from each other. That collaborative and community spirit remains…
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Call for stories – 2024 UC Cyber Risk Program Annual Report

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How do you tell the story of something that didn’t happen?   That is one of the challenges of telling the stories around cyber-security. Often the story is about what didn’t happen. There are many stories like this that originate…
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NEWS: Incident Response and Escalation Workshop 2024 Recap

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Incident response is aimed at effectively managing and mitigating the impact of a cybersecurity incident on an organization’s information systems and people. When an incident occurs, the goal is to minimize damage, contain the incident, eradicate the threat and restore…
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NEWS: Damian Luna Joins UC Office of the President to Develop Security Risk Assessment Unit

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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