Adair Thaxton sthaxton@internet2.edu Internet2 Cyberinfrastructure Security Engineer Adair Thaxton is a Cyberinfrastructure Security Engineer for Internet2. She has her master's degree in Information Science from UNC-Chapel Hill and worked there for 13 years as a network engineer. She has presented at NANOG, EDUCAUSE, and multiple Internet2 conferences on routing security topics. She has her CISSP, is a third-degree black belt in tae kwon do, and has a wonderful husband and son. 06 May 2024 Advanced Networking Security My Experience as an ARIN Fellow, and Why You Should Be One Too Estimated reading time: 5 minutes In January, my Internet2 colleague Amber Rasche posted a link in one of our Slack channels to let us know that applications for the ARIN Fellowship Program were open. I was unfamiliar with… Read More 25 Oct 2022 Security Radware DDoS Mitigation Alert Analysis Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Internet2 is in the process of renewing our DDoS mitigation service contract with Radware. Since we originally signed on with Radware in December 2019, 12 Internet2 Connectors have used the Radware service to protect more than 100… Read More 28 Jul 2022 Security Security Scene: July 2022 Edition Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Security Scene is a monthly roundup of cybersecurity news highlights compiled by Internet2 Cyberinfrastructure Security Engineer Adair Thaxton. Adair connects recent headlines to security best practices, within the lens of the research and education community and our broader… Read More 24 Jun 2022 Security Security Scene: June 2022 Edition Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Security Scene is a monthly roundup of cybersecurity news highlights compiled by Internet2 Cyberinfrastructure Security Engineer Adair Thaxton. Adair connects recent headlines to security best practices, within the lens of the research and education community and our broader… Read More 26 May 2022 Security Security Scene: May 2022 Edition Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Security Scene is a monthly roundup of cybersecurity news highlights compiled by Internet2 Cyberinfrastructure Security Engineer Adair Thaxton. Adair connects recent headlines to security best practices, within the lens of the research and education community and our broader… Read More 29 Apr 2022 Security Security Scene: April 2022 Edition Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Security Scene is a monthly roundup of cybersecurity news highlights compiled by Internet2 Cyberinfrastructure Security Engineer Adair Thaxton. Adair connects recent headlines to security best practices, within the lens of the research and education community and our broader… Read More Get the news you need delivered to your inbox Sign up for a newsletter to read about the impact our community is making on the future of Higher Ed, Cloud, Research and more. From Advanced Networks news to the latest events, we've got you covered. Email Δ
06 May 2024 Advanced Networking Security My Experience as an ARIN Fellow, and Why You Should Be One Too Estimated reading time: 5 minutes In January, my Internet2 colleague Amber Rasche posted a link in one of our Slack channels to let us know that applications for the ARIN Fellowship Program were open. I was unfamiliar with… Read More
25 Oct 2022 Security Radware DDoS Mitigation Alert Analysis Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Internet2 is in the process of renewing our DDoS mitigation service contract with Radware. Since we originally signed on with Radware in December 2019, 12 Internet2 Connectors have used the Radware service to protect more than 100… Read More
28 Jul 2022 Security Security Scene: July 2022 Edition Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Security Scene is a monthly roundup of cybersecurity news highlights compiled by Internet2 Cyberinfrastructure Security Engineer Adair Thaxton. Adair connects recent headlines to security best practices, within the lens of the research and education community and our broader… Read More
24 Jun 2022 Security Security Scene: June 2022 Edition Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Security Scene is a monthly roundup of cybersecurity news highlights compiled by Internet2 Cyberinfrastructure Security Engineer Adair Thaxton. Adair connects recent headlines to security best practices, within the lens of the research and education community and our broader… Read More
26 May 2022 Security Security Scene: May 2022 Edition Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Security Scene is a monthly roundup of cybersecurity news highlights compiled by Internet2 Cyberinfrastructure Security Engineer Adair Thaxton. Adair connects recent headlines to security best practices, within the lens of the research and education community and our broader… Read More
29 Apr 2022 Security Security Scene: April 2022 Edition Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Security Scene is a monthly roundup of cybersecurity news highlights compiled by Internet2 Cyberinfrastructure Security Engineer Adair Thaxton. Adair connects recent headlines to security best practices, within the lens of the research and education community and our broader… Read More