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Jun
2023
InCommon IAM Online Speaker Spotlight: Q&A with Ben Rappleyea
Ben Rappleyea, manager of the Office of Identity and Access Management at Illinois State University, will be our featured speaker for “InCommon IAM 101” as part of IAM Online on Wednesday, June 14 at 1 p.m. ET with Marta K. Lang, senior IT manager, Identity…
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May
2023
Seen and Heard at the 2023 Internet2 Community Exchange: 4 IAM Insights
There was no shortage of discussion about various aspects of trust and identity during the 2023 Internet2 Community Exchange (CommEX 23) held in Atlanta, May 8– 12, 2023. Identity and access management (IAM) community members in attendance took full advantage of the opportunity to ask questions, share strategies, and gain…
23
May
2023
InCommon Collaboration Success Program Alumni Applaud Its Benefits
Get IAM Done. Faster. Better. Together. That’s the promise of the InCommon Collaboration Success Program (CSP). And it’s one we’ve been delivering on since kicking off the program’s first cohort in 2018. The expression of interest period for the CSP 2023–2024 cohort…
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May
2023
CLASS Certification Learning Pathway Instructor Insights: Getting GCP Professional Cloud Architect Certification-Ready
With our next cohort of Google Cloud Platform Professional Cloud Architect Certification Training coming up May 22 –July 24, 2023, we asked instructor Kenny Moore, virtualization & cloud administrator at the University of Michigan, to share his insights on its benefits. Register for training…
08
May
2023
Internet2 NET+ Program Convenes Higher Ed Summit at Knowledge 2023
Working in collaboration with ServiceNow, the Internet2 NET+ Program is pleased to announce the return of the Higher Education Summit at Knowledge 2023, ServiceNow’s largest users’ event of the year, on Monday, May 15, from 12–5 p.m. PT in Las Vegas. For the…
26
Apr
2023
Strategy, Solutions, and Support: New InCommon Catalyst Vantage Technology Consulting Group Brings All Three
“As a new provider in the InCommon Catalyst Program, Vantage Technology Consulting Group is excited to bring our expertise and experience to the community,” said Jacqueline Pitter, CISSP, senior strategic consultant at Vantage Technology Consulting Group, about the company joining ten other catalysts in supporting the research and…
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Apr
2023
InCommon IAM Online Speaker Spotlight: Q&A with Erik Coleman
Erik Coleman and Anne Tacazon will be our featured panelists for “Getting IAM Done. Better. Faster. Together.” as part of IAM Online on Wednesday, April 19 at 1 p.m. ET with Jean Chorazyczewski, director, InCommon Academy, serving as moderator. Erik, IAM architect…
22
Mar
2023
The Best Way to Get Your Hands On midPoint? Training from InCommon Academy
If you’re trying to determine how best to implement midPoint at your institution, look no further than the upcoming training available from InCommon Academy, April 25 – 28, 2023. The InCommon Academy’s midPoint Basics Workshop offers a robust hands-on environment. In fact,…
21
Mar
2023
Catalyst to Catalyst (Spring): Ideas and Insights from InCommon Catalysts
As part of our ongoing commitment to providing you with additional opportunities to benefit from the insights and expertise of InCommon Catalysts, we are continuing their quarterly Q&A column, Catalyst to Catalyst, which we feature in our e-newsletter InCommon News. Think of Catalyst to Catalyst as a quarterly, virtual advice…
17
Mar
2023
It’s Time You Met Your Match
New COmanage Match Workshop from InCommon Academy In the spirit of “by community for community,” InCommon Academy is pleased to host its inaugural, virtual COmanage Match Workshop on March 30 with support from the University of California, San Diego. UCSD invested its…
09
Mar
2023
InCommon IAM Online Speaker Spotlight: Q&A with Kerri Lemoie
Kerri Lemoie Kerri Lemoie and Niels van Dijk will be our featured presenters for “Self-Sovereign ID: The Future of Learner, Teacher, and Researcher Credentials in the Academic Identity Landscape” as part of IAM Online on Wednesday, March 15 at 1 p.m. ET with Nicole Roy, director…
15
Feb
2023
InCommon IAM Online Speaker Spotlight: Q&A with the University of Wisconsin–Madison IAM Team
Members of the identity and access management (IAM) team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW–Madison) will be our featured presenters for “From Modernizing Our Use of Grouper to Provisioning with midPoint and Developing Standard Populations” as part of IAM Online on Wednesday,…
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Jan
2023
InCommon Academy Welcomes New Director
Jean Chorazyczewski recently joined the InCommon team at Internet2 as director of the InCommon Academy. Jean shared this perspective on her new role: “I’m excited about contributing to a forward-thinking organization that takes such care to build and serve community and is continuously advancing technology needed…
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Jan
2023
InCommon Catalysts Kick Off 2023 IAM Online Webinar Series
The InCommon Catalysts will be our featured presenters for “The Year Ahead in IAM: Ideas & Insights from InCommon Catalysts” as part of IAM Online on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 2 p.m. ET with Ann West, Internet2’s associate vice president for Trust…
18
Jan
2023
Shibboleth Success Story: We Love a Deployment!
When members of the InCommon community achieve their goals, we achieve ours. We love hearing how our training and other resources help research and education institutions overcome obstacles and turn them into opportunities. Recently, we heard from a past attendee of InCommon Academy’s Shibboleth training. He…
14
Dec
2022
Catalyst to Catalyst (Dec. 2022): Ideas and Insights from InCommon Catalysts
As part of our ongoing commitment to providing you with additional opportunities to benefit from the insights and expertise of InCommon Catalysts, we introduced a quarterly Q&A column, Catalyst to Catalyst, that we feature in our e-newsletter InCommon News. Think of Catalyst to Catalyst as a…
02
Dec
2022
InCommon Catalysts Bring Energy and Expertise to Community Conversations
Just as the name implies, the InCommon Catalyst Program, now completing its second year, was launched to bring added energy and expertise to the community’s identity and access management (IAM) efforts. Nine industry providers currently participate in the program: The Catalysts’ continued commitment to the InCommon…
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Nov
2022
Internet2 NET+ Launches Cloud Superhero Award: Honors Erik Lundberg
The higher education community convened at Washington University in Saint Louis to attend Cloud Forum 2022 from November 9–11. The Higher Education Cloud Forum is a gathering for higher education IT professionals to discuss the challenges, potential, and best practices for using hyper-scale computing tools and platforms to support…
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Nov
2022
TechEX22 CAMP Speaker Spotlight: Q&A with Nick Lewis
We’re just a few weeks away from the 2022 Internet2 Technology Exchange (TechEX), taking place in Denver from December 5–9. Nine-time TechEX presenter Nick Lewis, program manager, NET+ Cloud Services – Security and Identity, will be one of the featured speakers for the identity and access management (IAM)…
15
Nov
2022
Get IAM Done. Better. Faster. Together
2022-23 InCommon Collaboration Success Program Cohort Currently Under Way Collaboration around access and identity lifecycle management continues. The 2022-23 Cohort of the InCommon Collaboration Success Program (CSP) kicked off in September. There are nine institutions participating in this year’s cohort: Tufts UniversityUniversity of New BrunswickUniversity…
08
Nov
2022
A Community Conversation about IAM in the Cloud
InCommon’s Community Architecture Committee for Trust and Identity (CACTI) will host “Extending IAM to the Cloud: It’s Still Your Program” as part of IAM Online on Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 1 p.m. ET with speakers Margaret Cullen, president and CEO, Painless Security, and Kevin Hickey,…
07
Nov
2022
TechEx22 CAMP Speaker Spotlight: 4 Questions for Gail List
The identity and access management (IAM) track for the 2022 Internet2 Technology Exchange (TechEX), held in Denver from December 5–9, has real flavor. (Check out the IAM track of sessions and Register now.) For example, along with her co-presenters Ethan Kromhout and Keith Wessel, University of Michigan…
02
Nov
2022
InCommon Academy Instructor Insights: Making the Most of midPoint
With our next virtual midPoint Basics workshop coming up November 7–10, we asked instructor Ivan Noris, an expert identity engineer at InCommon Catalyst Evolveum, to share his insights on its benefits. (Register for training with Ivan now.) What do…
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Oct
2022
Our Valued Volunteers: Q&A with Keith Wessel, Principal Identity and Access Management Specialist – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
With this year’s Call for InCommon Advisory Committee Nominations in full swing, we are highlighting some of our current and past volunteers from the community. (You can volunteer too! Submit your nomination by October 21.) Five years ago, Keith Wessel began serving on the…
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Oct
2022
TechEX22 CAMP 2022 Speaker Spotlight: Q&A with Heather Flanagan
The 2022 Internet2 Technology Exchange (TechEX), held in Denver from December 5–9, truly has something for everyone in the research and education community, especially identity and access management (IAM) professionals. (Check out the IAM track of sessions and register now.) A TechEx attendee for…
10
Oct
2022
Better Together: Combined Cloud Services Resources Platform Coming Your Way
We know there’s a lot of cloud coming your way these days! And it can be difficult to centralize your efforts as you determine which cloud services best meet your institution’s needs. I2 Cloud has plans underway to combine our one-of-a-kind cloud services resources under one platform. This effort builds…
05
Oct
2022
InCommon IAM Online Speaker Spotlight: Q&A with Tariq Wilson, Software Engineer, UNC-Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is on its way toward having passwordless logins. Seven months ago, the university launched a pilot to test its implementation of WebAuthn, known locally as Carolina Key. For our Oct. 19 IAM Online webinar,…
05
Oct
2022
Our Valued Volunteers: 5 Questions for Josh Drake, Security Services Operations Manager (interim) – Indiana University
With this year’s Call for InCommon Advisory Committee Nominations currently underway, we are highlighting some of our current and past volunteers from the community. (You can volunteer too! Submit your nomination by October 21.) Josh Drake was a member of the Community…
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Sep
2022
InCommon Academy Instructor Insights: Go with Shibboleth for Synergy and Streamlining
With our next virtual Shibboleth workshop coming up October 3–7, we asked co-Instructors Paul Caskey, an IAM architect at Internet2, and Paul Riddle, an identity architect at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), to share their insights on its benefits. Hear from Paul Caskey and…
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Sep
2022
Our Valued Volunteers: 5 Questions for David Bantz, IAM – University of Alaska
Did you know that in 2021 InCommon volunteers collectively contributed 2,343 hours of time to help move the IAM community forward? We couldn’t do all we do without our valued volunteers. With this year’s Call for InCommon Advisory Committee Nominations currently underway, we are highlighting some of our current and…
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Sep
2022
Catalyst to Catalyst (September 2022): Ideas and Insights from InCommon Catalysts
As part of our ongoing commitment to providing you with additional opportunities to benefit from the insights and expertise of InCommon Catalysts, earlier this year we introduced a quarterly Q&A column, Catalyst to Catalyst, that we feature in our e-newsletter InCommon News. Think of Catalyst to Catalyst as a…
22
Aug
2022
InCommon Academy Offers the Best Options Available for IAM Training This Fall
New season. New skills to learn and master. InCommon Academy is your one-stop connection to the best options for your team’s identity and access management (IAM) training this fall. Consistently rated 4.5 out of 5 stars, InCommon Academy workshops aren’t your run-of-the-mill training classes. …
18
Aug
2022
New to the Neighborhood: Provision IAM Joins InCommon Catalyst Program
Jim Lookabaugh “Becoming a catalyst was a terrific fit for us, allowing us to foster deeper relationships within the research and education community,” said Jim Lookabaugh, customer solutions engineer at Provision IAM, about the company joining nine other catalysts in supporting the research and education community’s…
16
Aug
2022
Bring Your Unique Expertise to InCommon Advisory Committees
InCommon Advisory Committee Nominations Now Open InCommon seeks enthusiastic volunteers to serve on its advisory committees. We invite your nominations for membership, including self-nominations. The window for nominations closes on Friday , October 21, 2022, and new terms start in January 2023. To submit a nomination, complete the Advisory Committee nomination…
16
Aug
2022
Advance Your Transition to the Cloud with the Azure Accelerator Program for Research: Fall 2022 Cohort Application Period Open Through Sept. 10
Internet2 CLASS and Microsoft Azure are collaborating to offer the research and education (R&E) community the opportunity to join the Azure Accelerator Program for Research. The inaugural cohort will kick off with award notification in September 2022. Faculty researchers and IT professionals from Internet2…
10
Aug
2022
Lightning Strikes Twice: Select BaseCAMP 2022 Videos Available Through IAM Online
BaseCAMP 2002 (held June 6-10) featured four fabulous Lightning Talks. These YouTube videos are now available through our IAM Online platform. Below is what you can expect to learn from each presentation. DevOps in 10Presenter: Dave Shafer, DevOps Manager, Trust and Identity,…
05
Aug
2022
Establishing the Governance Structure You Need: 3 Tips from NET+ ServiceNow Subscribers
From left to right: Moderator Mitchell Pautz and panelists Mojgan Amini, Katie Rose, and Henry Umansky According to a panel featuring NET+ ServiceNow institutions, good governance models are critical to IT project planning and prioritization in the resource-challenged environment in which the research and higher education community currently operates. Last month…
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Jul
2022
Interest Period Extended for InCommon Collaboration Success Program 2022–2023 Cohort
We have extended the expression of interest period for the InCommon Collaboration Success Program (CSP) 2022–2023 cohort until August 12. There’s still time to join us for the most collaborative program designed specifically for identity and access management in the research and…
14
Jul
2022
Stony Brook Researchers Offer Mitigation Strategies for MITM Phishing Toolkit Attacks
According to Stony Brook researchers Nick Nikiforakis and Babak Amin Azad, research and education institutions can defend against phishing attacks that leverage man-in-the-middle (MITM) phishing toolkits acting as malicious reverse proxy servers of online services. Last month during a NET+ I2 Online webinar, “Mitigating MITM Phishing Toolkit Attacks that…
13
Jul
2022
Building Your Bench with the InCommon Collaboration Success Program
Get IAM Done. Faster. Better. Together. That’s the guiding philosophy behind the InCommon Collaboration Success Program (CSP). For Clemson University’s Kathy Wright, systems programmer/developer, the program has more than lived up to its ideals, particularly in the area of staff training and development. Like so many…
08
Jul
2022
IAM Online Presents Hello Passkey, Goodbye Passwords!
There’s a password for that and for this, and so on. New research indicates that on average people have approximately 100 passwords, which is 25 percent more than they had before the start of the pandemic. What would it take to rid the world of passwords? This question has been…
05
Jul
2022
Internet2 NET+ ServiceNow Institutions Share Governance Best Practices at NET+ I2 Online Event
IT professionals working in the research and education community have no shortage of priorities on their very full plates. And it stands to reason that they cannot be all things to all people at all times. Or does it? Stakeholders across the enterprise on your campus aren’t always reasonable. How…
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Jun
2022
InCommon Academy Instructor Insights: The Flexibility of COmanage for the Win
Just ahead of kicking off our next COmanage Class, June 28–30, we caught up with co-instructors Shayna Atkinson and Laura Paglione, both partners with Spherical Cow Group, to get their take on what attendees can expect from the workshop and what they hope their major takeaways…
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May
2022
MITM Phishing Toolkit Research Highlighted by Stony Brook University at NET+ I2 Online Event
Hosted by: Sponsored by: Consider this scenario. Students on your campus receive an email directing them to verify their Office 365 accounts or risk account termination. The message’s “click here to verify” link takes the recipients to a phishing webpage that asks for credentials and a phone number.
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May
2022
Right Place. Right Time. SLAC’s Bruce Vincent Shares Insights on Joining the InCommon Collaboration Success Program
Bruce Vincent Where do you turn for community and collaboration as your institution launches a multiyear identity and access management (IAM) modernization program? For Bruce Vincent, director of identity and middleware services at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, the answer was the InCommon Collaboration Success Program (CSP).
13
May
2022
Come for the Content; Stay for the Community: Clemson’s Kathy Wright Breaks Down BaseCAMP
Kathy Wright, systems programmer/developer, Clemson University “I was very honored to be asked,” said Kathy Wright, systems programmer/developer at Clemson University, of the invitation she received to serve on this year’s planning committee for InCommon BaseCAMP. “I wanted to contribute,” she continued. “The community to which…
02
May
2022
InCommon BaseCAMP 2022 Speaker Spotlight: Q&A with Tom Jordan
Tom Jordan They say good things come in threes. BaseCAMP identity and access management (IAM) basics speaker Tom Jordan is living proof. He is in the third year of his tenure as a solutions architect at the University of Wisconsin, and he is a three-time speaker at BaseCAMP. During…
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Apr
2022
InCommon BaseCAMP 2022 Speaker Spotlight: Get the Goods on Grouper from Chad Redman
Chad Redman Joining us in the tent again this year at InCommon BaseCAMP will be Chad Redman, systems programmer/specialist at the University of North Carolina. He will facilitate a session on Access and Grouping that he describes as providing “foundational information” for…