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The UC Berkeley’s Minimum Security Standards for Electronic Information Workgroup Wins the Gold IT Security Award at the 2025 UC Tech Awards 

July 24, 2025 All Articles, People & Culture, Projects & Initiatives, , ,

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UC Berkeley’s Minimum Security Standards for Electronic Information (MSSEI) Workgroup was a cross-campus group of IT professionals that worked collaboratively for nearly two years to incorporate the security controls from UC BFB IS-3 (IS-3) and its standards into…
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Robert Smith, founder of the Systemwide IT Policy and Security group – on the power of knowledge and community

July 5, 2023 All Articles, , , , , ,

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By Derek Shue and Laurel Skurko. Robert Smith, systemwide IT policy and security director at UC Office of the President, who specializes in cybersecurity, has been an important member of the UC’s IT community for the past 12 years. On…
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Let’s Look Under the Hood: UC’s Information Security Policy, IS-3

October 13, 2021 All Articles, , , , , , , , 0

By Robert Smith. Recently, I attended an advanced training course delivered by one of UC’s IT pros. The instructor did a good job, but I noticed they were using old terms that did not align with our current electronic information…
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UC Gets Discount for Microsoft Azure

November 18, 2020 All Articles, , , , , , , , 0

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By Thomas Trappler. Since 2014, the UC wide agreement with Microsoft (2018.000231) has made Microsoft’s Azure products available for use under terms and conditions aligned with UC’s needs, policy, and the law. Effective July 1, 2020, as a result…
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